Contributor Profiles
Simone Girner
Simone Girner, who was born in Germany and raised in New York, is thrilled to be part of the Indagare editorial team as the features editor. She was most recently an editor at Town & Country Travel where some of her favorite journeys included skiing in Cortina and a beachy sojourn in the Maldives. Prior to Town & Country Travel, Simone spent three years living in Paris, where she was a contributing editor for Departures and also frequently wrote for Vogue. Simone received her BA in English and French from Vassar College in 1999. She lives in New York City but hopes to one day divide her time between the States and Europe.
Destination Reports
Paris
With major European cities looking more and more alike, Paris stands gloriously apart.
Read More
New York
New York is at a new zenith of prosperity and creativity, with exciting new hotels, restaurants, galleries and shops.
Read More
Capri
Despite its jet set status, Capri is also an ethereal, soulful island, especially its stunning, fragrant landscapes.
Read More
Cuba
To get the most out of a visit to the region's largest and most complicated island, you need insiders' tips.
Read More
Martha's Vineyard
A discriminating guide to discovering the simple pleasures of summer on one of New England's loveliest islands.
Read More
Nantucket
A brilliant mix of new arrivals and old favorites are revitalizing New England's beloved island resort.
Read More
St. Lucia
The mountainous island in the West Indies is transforming into the Caribbean's new hot spot.
Read More
Riviera Maya
The best of the Riviera Maya, a gorgeous coastline that's turning into one of the fastest-growing resort areas in Mexico.
Read More
Jumby Bay
The private island off Antigua makes a wonderful getaway for couples and family alike.
Read More
Vienna
The Austrian capital is buzzing with chic hotels, cutting-edge restaurants and a vibrant design and fashion scene. How to experience the best of old and new.
Read More
Turkish Riviera
Like the French Riviera, Turkey’s southwester coast was “discovered” by artists and also transformed by them.
Read More
Hamptons
This summer mecca combines city sophistication with stunning beaches and farmland.
Read More
Amalfi Coast
The Amalfi Coast is a place where land, sea and sky strike a note of such otherworldly perfection that the region is best approached by boat in order to take...
Read More
Articles
Arts/Culture: Places: Dresden's Green Vault
The Green Vault, in Dresden, Germany, is believed to be Europe’s earliest official museum. It opened its doors to a paying public in 1723 under the aegis of August II...
Read More
Spa/Wellness: Pulse: Taj Spa Yoga Retreats
Yogis planning a trip to India should take note that starting in May, three Taj resorts will be introducing special four- or seven-night retreats focused on the art of ohm....
Read More
Litchfield County, Connecticut: Where to Stay: Luxury: Winvian
When it comes to hotel design, we live in a world of one-upmanship. Whether it’s an I.M. Pei–imagined penthouse suite (Four Seasons Hotel New York), rooms decorated with priceless contemporary...
Read More
Spa/Wellness: People: Questions for Eve Lom
In many ways, London-based aesthetician Eve Lom has been a citizen of the world since she was ninteen, in 1968, when Russia invaded Czechoslovakia and she left her native country...
Read More
Berlin: Leading the Way: Artful Journeys: Culture & Travel Club
Korinna von Kempski and art historian Karin Jenette-Martin founded this company in 2002 and have been organizing high-end tours that go behind the cultural scenes ever since. The two have...
Read More
Spa/Wellness: Pulse: After-the-Baby Boot Camp
When Bikini Boot Camp co-founder Melissa Perlman had her first child last May, she fashioned a new program for her acclaimed spa getaway Amansala, in Tulum, Mexico. After-the-Baby Boot Camp...
Read More
Venice: What to See & Do: Museums & Galleries: Palazzo Grassi
The last palazzo to be erected in Venice before the fall of the Republic, in the late 18th century, the Grassi now hosts exhibitions drawn mainly from the vast contemporary-art...
Read More
Editor's Picks: June 20, 2007
To read the welcome letter from Melissa Biggs Bradley click here. Last week while traveling in Italy, I had the chance to take a hot air balloon ride over Tuscany....
Read More
Arts/Culture: People: Travel Tips from an Art Insider
Art and travel have long been intertwined for Holly Block, the spirited new executive director of New York’s Bronx Museum of the Arts (www.bronxmuseum.org). During her eighteen-year tenure at Art...
Read More
Arts/Culture: Pulse: Update: summer art auctions
The art world expected the annual June auctions to be hot this summer, but the ones in London stunned even the experts. To read about why London is making a...
Read More
Tuscany: Where to Stay: Hideaways: Villa Mangiacane
When you first drive up the lavender-lined path that leads to the Villa Mangiacane—a unique hideaway some eight miles south of Florence that is bound to give the venerable Villa...
Read More
Maldives: Where to Stay: Luxury: Soneva Fushi & Spa
This Maldivian property, which opened in 1995, is owned by Sonu and Eva Shivdasani, visionary hoteliers who were among the first to introduce high-end resorts to the Maldives (a backpackers’...
Read More
Maldives: Where to Stay: Most Indulgent: Soneva Gili & Spa
The sexy younger sister of Soneva Fushi opened in 2001 and looks more like your fantasy of a glamorous beach getaway, with its dramatic over-the-water bungalows, large pool and palm-studded...
Read More
Escape: Pulse: Lufthansa Private Jet
On a recent trip from New York to Florence made partly via Lufthansa’s new private jet service, everything that could conceivably go wrong did. Yet the experience made me a...
Read More
Arts/Culture: Pulse: Cultural Calendar August
This month, if you’re traveling to these destinations, don’t miss the following events. BERLIN: Tanz Im August, the annual dance festival in Germany’s capital kicks off with Rosas, Anne Teresa...
Read More
Style: Pulse: A Pied-À-Terre in Paris
For some veteran Paris visitors, staying in a hotel or even renting an apartment just won’t do anymore: they want pieds-à-terre of their own. According to recent numbers, the trend...
Read More
Food/Wine: Places: Restaurants & Cafes in Vienna
From the Ask Advice Boards: “My husband and I are off to Vienna for the last 2 weeks in December with another couple. Our evenings are booked with operas, symphonies,...
Read More
Arts/Culture: Places: Cultural Sights in Vienna
From the Ask Advice Boards: “My husband and I are off to Vienna for the last 2 weeks in December with another couple. Our evenings are booked with operas, symphonies,...
Read More
Arts/Culture: People: Sotheby's Q&A: Latin America
Interview with Maria Bonta de la Pezuela, who oversees seven Latin American offices for Sotheby’s, including those in Mexico City, Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro. What has changed the...
Read More
Arts/Culture: People: Sotheby's Expert: Latin America
“Travel is intrinsic to what I do,” says Maria Bonta de la Pezuela who oversees seven Latin American offices for Sotheby’s, including those in Mexico City, Buenos Aires and Rio...
Read More
Editor's Picks: Bonding Trips
Last week, while sailing in the Mediterranean Sea off Turkey’s so-called turquoise coast, I experienced one of those powerful travel moments that comes close to the overwhelming energy of falling...
Read More
Arts/Culture: Pulse: Cultural Calendar October
This month, if you’re traveling to these destinations, don’t miss the following events. BILBAO: Frank Gehry’s Guggenheim (www.guggenheim-bilbao.es) celebrates its 10th anniversary in grand style with two major exhibitions: the...
Read More
Spa/Wellness: Places: In:Spa Retreats
Since its conception in 2003, British company In:Spa has pioneered a new kind of wellness getaway by creating itineraries designed around rigorous exercise, pampering and nutritional education in some of...
Read More
Giving Back: Pulse: Q&A with Marcella Echavarria
The founder of Surevolution talks about the concept behind her company, which was launched in 2003. How did you become interested in crafts? When I was doing research for magazine...
Read More
Giving Back: People: Starting a Surevolution
Marcella Echavarria, the founder of Surevolution, calls herself a “nerdy anthropologist,” but innovative visionary more aptly describes the thirty-five-year-old Colombia native who is now based in New York. Echavarria came...
Read More
Florence: Where to Shop: Fashion & Accessories: Loretta Caponi
Florence’s most stylish homes are outfitted with the embroidered linens of Caponi, whose boutique is housed in a series of rooms in the historic Palazzo Aldobrandini. The large space, complete...
Read More
Florence: Where to Shop: Fashion & Accessories: Patrizia Pepe
A preferred fashion chain of chic twenty- and thirty-something Europeans, Patrizia Pepe carries sexy—and distinctively Italian—designs. A recent visit revealed slinky corseted dresses, tiny jackets, romantic chiffon blouses and fitted...
Read More
Florence: Where to Shop: Fashion & Accessories: Luisa Via Roma
It may have more international than Italian flair, but the sharply edited fashion at Luisa Via Roma attracts a loyal following. The white space reminds of a gallery and the...
Read More
Florence: Where to Shop: Fashion & Accessories: Elio Ferraro: Gallery/Store
This concept store, located a bit off the beaten path on a quiet side street near the Arno, carries vintage fashion, furniture and objet, as well as original works of...
Read More
Florence: Where to Shop: Fashion & Accessories: Temporary Store
If you’re in the market for a serious haute leather bag from Florence, skip the Temporary Store and head to the Fendis and Furlas instead. But for fun, fashionable and...
Read More
Las Vegas: Where to Shop: Food & Wine: Vosges Haut-Chocolat
The Las Vegas branch of Katrina Markoff’s gourmet chocolate emporium carries the same line of fine truffles, exotic candy bars and gorgeous gift sets as her stores in New York,...
Read More
London: Where to Shop: Books & Paper: Smythson of Bond Street
Originally founded in 1887, the luxury stationery and leather goods purveyor has managed to strike a balance between being considered venerable and modern at the same time. Its gorgeous lines...
Read More
Family: Places: Jumby Bay: Caribbean Family Spot
While many resorts in the Caribbean inspire daydreams of intimate getaways, Jumby Bay will make you want to bring the family. Not that the 300-acre private island of the same...
Read More
Arts/Culture: Pulse: Cultural Calendar November
This month, if you’re traveling to these destinations, don’t miss the following events. BEIJING: A comprehensive exhibit entitled ‘85 New Wave at the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (www.ullens-center.org) traces...
Read More
Escape: Places: A Villa Visionary
Villazzo—an innovative company that has brought the best of hotel service and conveniences to the privacy of villa life—was born in 2002 out of one man’s frustration with the rentals...
Read More
Miami: Villa & Apartment Rentals: Villazzo
Villazzo—an innovative company that brings the best of hotel service and conveniences to the privacy of villa life—has several properties in Miami, including Contenta (from $9,700 a night), an 11,000...
Read More
Aspen: Villa & Apartment Rentals
Villazzo—an innovative company that brings the best of hotel service and conveniences to the privacy of villa life—has several properties in Aspen, including La Niche (from $5,000 a night) in...
Read More
Aspen: Where to Stay: Villas to Rent
See Indagare Intelligence to read about Villazzo, a company that has several high-end properties in the region.
Read More
Miami: Where to Stay: Villas to Rent
See Indagare Intelligence to read about Villazzo, a company that has several high-end properties in the region.
Read More
St.-Tropez: Villa & Apartment Rentals: Villazzo
Villazzo—an innovative company that brings the best of hotel service and conveniences to the privacy of villa life—has several properties in Miami, including the five-bedroom Eldorym (from $13,000 a night),...
Read More
St.-Tropez: Where to Stay: Villas to Rent
See Indagare Intelligence to read about Villazzo, a company that has several high-end properties in the region. TIP: Guests of Villazzo’s St. Tropez properties get a free helicopter transfer from...
Read More
Family: Places: 4-Day Itinerary: Paris with Kids
A member asked us for suggestions on what to do with children on a first trip to Paris. Here is a four-day itinerary recommended by Indagare. Read about family-friendly hotels...
Read More
Arts/Culture: People: Sotheby’s Expert Q&A
Interview with Xiaoming Zhang, the energetic specialist who heads Sotheby’s recently established Chinese Contemporary Art Department. You often hear the term blue-chip artist in connection with the Chinese contemporary market....
Read More
Arts/Culture: People: Art Scene: Chinese Contemporary
Even people who are not interested in art know that in recent years the contemporary Asian market has sold beyond all expectations. Take, for instance, the first auction organized by...
Read More
Food/Wine: Places: Tokyo Gourmet
Katrina Markoff, the founder of Vosges Haut-Chocolat, shares some of her recent epicurean discoveries in Tokyo: I took my second trip there in May 2007 and discovered a truly amazing...
Read More
Food/Wine: People: Haute Chocolate Travels
Vosges Haut-Chocolat founder Katrina Markoff is more than just a chocolatier—she is a storyteller. Her sweet creations, which feature such ingredients as wasabi, chipotle chili and curry powder, are inspired...
Read More
Food/Wine: Places: Croatia Dining Tips
Vosges Haut-Chocolat founder Katrina Markoff recently traveled to Croatia, where she fell in love with two restaurants: “Croatia is my latest discovery. There’s little industry and the water is gorgeous...
Read More
Escape: Places: Poland Hotel Tip
On a recent journey, Vosges Haut-Chocolat founder Katrina Markoff discovered a special property in Gdansk: “I was in Gdansk and stayed at the Dwor Oliwski (www.dwor-oliwski.com), located in an old...
Read More
Food/Wine: Places: Sweet Treats in Chicago
Katrina Markoff, the founder of Vosges Haut-Chocolat on her favorites pastry stops in Chicago: “The best French pastries in Chicago is at Vanille (www.vanillepatisserie.com), which doesn’t have a lot of...
Read More
Arts/Culture: Pulse: Cultural Calendar December
This month, if you’re traveling to these destinations, don’t miss the following events. DENVER: The Denver Art Museum (www.denverartmuseum.org), which inaugurated a major expansion by star architect Daniel Libeskind last...
Read More
Learning: Leading the Way: Unforgettable Art Journeys
South African-born Jessica Deutsch founded Arts to Life, a bespoke travel company focused on cultural journeys, in 1997 after working as a director of programming at Sotheby’s for ten years....
Read More
Arts/Culture: Places: Artful Journey: Tokyo & Kyoto
Jessica Deutsch, the founder of plugged-in travel company Arts to Life is planning her first trip to Japan for next fall. Groups are limited to sixteen travelers and sell out...
Read More
Style: Places: Chic Itineraries: Italy & Paris
Jessica Deutsch, the founder of Arts to Life, a plugged-in travel company, talks about incredible behind-the-scenes access in Italy and France. Can you talk about the highlights of the fashion-focused...
Read More
Arts/Culture: People: Behind the Scenes with Jessica Deutsch
Jessica Deutsch, a former Sotheby’s curator with a passion for history, art and travel, launched her company Arts to Life in 1997. Thanks to a well-connected network of curators, collectors,...
Read More
Arts/Culture: Pulse: Cultural Calendar January
This month, if you’re traveling to these destinations, don’t miss the following events. BROOKLYN, NY: Get tickets now for February’s production of Rupert Goold’s Macbeth, starring Patrick Stewart, at the...
Read More
Spa/Wellness: Pulse: Well(ness) in 2008
For those interested in pursuing their health-focused new year’s resolutions this spring, Como Hotels and Resorts, the company behind such properties as the Shambhala Estate at Begawan Giri, is offering...
Read More
Style: Places: Jewels from Istanbul
Rita Cinque Kriss found her calling in Istanbul, on Nuruosmaniye, a side street behind the Grand Bazaar where she discovered century-old jewelry workshops run by artisans whose families have been...
Read More
Arts/Culture: Pulse: Cultural Calendar February
This month, if you’re traveling to these destinations, don’t miss the following events. CHICAGO Winslow Homer’s watercolors will be on view beginning February 16 at the Art Institute of Chicago....
Read More
Food/Wine: Places: Do & Co
This catering company, Austria’s most famous, runs two restaurant in Vienna, including the one in the Albertina museum. The branch located on the seventh floor of the Hass Haus, on...
Read More
Arts/Culture: Pulse: Cultural Calendar March
This month, if you’re traveling to these destinations, don’t miss the following events. Los Angeles Wunderkind conductor Gustavo Dudamel, poised to take over for Esa-Pekka Salonen in 2009, conducts his...
Read More
Concierge Tips: Wine Weekend in New York
Attention wine connoisseurs: New York’s Mandarin Oriental is planning a special weekend—May 16 & 17—hosted by master sommelier Andrea Robinson. Vino festivities kick off on Friday evening with a general...
Read More
Style: Places: Fractional in Paris
Until recently, Francophiles who dreamt of being based in a home of their own in Paris had two options: they could rent an apartment (here’s a list of recommended rental...
Read More
Escape: Places: Finding Great Summer Rentals
With summer just a few months away, we have been getting numerous requests for villas and houses to rent all over the world. There are several ways of finding your...
Read More
Arts/Culture: Pulse: Cultural Calendar April
Boston “El Greco to Velázquez” at the Museum of Fine Arts (www.mfa.org), focuses on the masterpieces produced during the reign of King Philip III, which was flanked by the two...
Read More
Learning: Pulse: How To Be A Responsible Traveler
Disappearing World: 101 of the Earth’s Most Extraordinary and Endangered Places (Collins, 2008; $34.95), a brilliant new book written by UNESCO consultant Alonzo C. Addison, will make you want to...
Read More
Spa/Wellness: People: (E)Spa Pioneer
In the 1980s, when Susan Harmsworth dreamed up the concept for ESPA—now a multi-million dollar company that regularly collaborates with luxury giants like the Peninsula and Four Seasons—the concept of...
Read More
Spa/Wellness: Places: ESPA Travel Advice
ESPA founder Susan Harmsworth shares travel advice and her favorite spots to get away from it all. You travel a great deal for work. What is your favorite travel ritual...
Read More
Style: Places: Brooklyn Flea
Considering Brooklyn’s ever-rising status as the ultra-cool of the boroughs—or if you ask die-hard locals, its own city—a flea market was long overdue. Seeking to conjure, if not outdo, the...
Read More
Active/Adventure: Places: At the Edge of the World in Iceland
With more than 10,000 waterfalls, Europe’s biggest glacier and a wealth of rivers, lakes, ocean and expansive mountainous landscapes, Iceland is a destination for those who love nature, the great...
Read More
Arts/Culture: Pulse: Indagare Tracker: Small Museums
The first time I visited Paris, I skipped the Louvre. Not because I wasn’t intrigued by the treasures displayed in the more than ten miles of galleries, but because I...
Read More
Tokyo: What to See & Do: Museums & Galleries: Mori Art Museum
When Roppongi Hills, a sprawling property development opened in 2003, it received a lot of attention for its ambitious assembly of hotels, restaurants, nightclubs and high-end shops. Art aficionados, however,...
Read More
Arts/Culture: Pulse: Cultural Calendar May
This month, if you’re traveling to these destinations, don’t miss the following events. BILBAO If you didn’t catch the Juan Munoz retrospective at the Tate Modern, it will open at...
Read More
Learning: Places: Ubud Photography Workshop
Photographers Beata Bernina and George Simian first traveled to Bali in 1996 and immediately found themselves captivated by the stunning landscapes, rich cultural heritage and gracious welcome they received by...
Read More
Arts/Culture: People: Istanbul Art Insider
Turkey’s buzzing contemporary cultural scene is a relatively new phenomenon (the Istanbul Modern, for instance, didn’t open until 2005), but now that Istanbul will serve as the European Capital in...
Read More
Istanbul: Guides & Tour Operators: Isabella Icoz Art Consultant
Istanbul-based art consultant Isabella Icoz grew up surrounded by the arts, thanks to her parents, who are serious collectors. Born and raised in London, Icoz studied in Switzerland, the U.S....
Read More
Beijing: What to See & Do: Museums & Galleries: Opening soon: PaceWildenstein
Attesting to the strength of the contemporary Asian market, with a fast-growing number of serious Chinese collectors, U.S. PaceWildenstein gallery (www.pacewildenstein.com) plans on opening an outpost in Beijing’s cutting-edge Factory...
Read More
Active/Adventure: People: Adventures in Iceland
Olaf Thorgrimsson, a founder of Luxury Adventures, a high-end travel outfitter based in Iceland, spoke to Indagare about what not to miss on a first visit, as well as the...
Read More
Escape: People: Abercrombie & Kent Private Jet
In 2006, Abercrombie & Kent launched an exclusive program of private jet tours, including one around the world. It quickly became so popular that this year the respected travel company...
Read More
Style: People: Stylish Duo
In 2009, Manhattan boutique Kirna-Zabête will celebrate its tenth anniversary but the feisty fashion emporium shows no signs of age. The fun, expertly-edited haute designs are as inspired as ever—big...
Read More
Family: Places: Amsterdam with Teenagers
You Asked: I’m traveling to Amsterdam for the first time with two teenage children. What are some spots not to miss? The pretty Dutch city, one of Europe’s most walkable,...
Read More
Arts/Culture: Places: Art & the City
Summer is generally viewed as the time to flee the city and head for the coast or into the country, but a slew of one-of-a-kind public art and major outdoor...
Read More
Active/Adventure: Pulse: Fly me to the Moon: Space Travel
Forget exploring Antarctica or scaling Mount Everest—for some only the final frontier will do. This morning, Space Adventures (www.spaceadventures.com), the company that sent the first private citizen into space in...
Read More
Venice: Where to Stay: Family Friendly: Palazzo Selvagedo
Families should consider staying at the Palazzo Selvadego, the sister of the Monaco & Grand Hotel, also owned by the Benetton Group. Housed in a 16th-century building a five-minute walk...
Read More
Spa/Wellness: Places: The Lodge at Woodloch
To say that John and Ginny Lopis did their homework before opening the Lodge at Woodloch, a new destination spa that debuted in northeastern Pennsylvania in late 2006, would be...
Read More
Spa/Wellness: People: Spa Insiders
As spa consultants to such properties as the Cloisters at Sea Island and Vermont’s Topnotch, Ginny and John Lopis have decades worth of experience when it comes to spa, health...
Read More
Learning: Places: Italian Hideaways
When writer Meg Nolan visited Italy’s Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni with her parents in 1997, she not only fell in love with the country and la bella vita (leading her...
Read More
Style: People: An Expert on Italian Hideaways
Meg Nolan, the author of Italian Hideaways spoke to Indagare about her favorite places in Italy and about the country’s next It destinations. How many properties did you consider for...
Read More
Learning: Pulse: Jet Lag Guru
In our ever-shrinking world of virtual offices, 24/7 availability and “global souls” (a phrase coined by travel writer Pico Iyer), one thing has seriously suffered: sleep. According to a 2007...
Read More
Style: Pulse: Chic Shopping in Paris
Author Rebecca Perry Magniant, whose first book Chic Shopping was just published by the Little Bookroom, moved to Paris in 2002 and quickly turned her passion for shopping into a...
Read More
Corsica: Where to Eat: On the Water: Tamaricciu
Laid-back, beachside restaurant Tamaricciu, on gorgeous Palombaggia plage, is open seven days a week and serves up innovative Mediterranean dishes. Diners sit on an elevated deck under large cream-colored umbrellas—with...
Read More
Concierge Tips: Pampering Bangkok Layover
The Metropolitan hotel in Bangkok is introducing Touchdown at the Met, a fabulous program for anyone with a significant layover in the Thai capital. Guests of the program are picked...
Read More
Learning: Pulse: Chasing Churchill Tours
Sir Winston Churchill was a voracious traveler, having visited various European countries as well as Cuba, Sudan, India and South Africa by the time he was twenty-five (and that’s before...
Read More
Learning: People: Travels with Winston
Indagare spoke to London-based author Celia Sandys, the granddaughter of Sir Winston Churchill, about her memories of traveling with the famous prime minister and about special tours she is planning...
Read More
Escape: Places: Donna Karan's Sanctuary
Some places are well-worth waiting for: Fashion designer Donna Karan’s stunning villa complex on Parrot Cay, in the Turks & Caicos completed in November 2007 after more than three years...
Read More
Escape: People: Indagare Special: Casa del Lago
This summer, a last-minute villa to rent in Italy’s gorgeous Umbria region is Casa del Lago, from the portfolio of Sanctuary, the renowned British villa rental company. As with all...
Read More
Style: Places: Lucyann Barry Showroom
What I love most about living in New York are those serendipitous discoveries of places that, once found, become such a part of you that you cannot remember what you...
Read More
Style: People: Interview with a Shopper
Personal shopper and owner of a fabulous haute consignment showroom on New York’s Upper West Side, Lucyann Barry is the kind of fun and stylish girlfriend you want to go...
Read More
Learning: Places: Your own private Amalfi Coast
Tour Italy, a tour company headed by the plugged-in Bartolo Giusto, who hails from Sorrento, and the charming American-born Andrea Kuba can assist with everything from airport transfers and boat...
Read More
Escape: Places: A Joule in Dallas
In recent years, Dallas has emerged as a vibrant, fast-growing art destination, drawing connoisseurs who come for weekend-long pilgrimages to explore the riches. There’s the well-endowed Arts District (home to...
Read More
Arts/Culture: Places: Art Trips to Eastern Europe
Gioia Zwack, founder of behind-the-scenes travel operator The Other Europe, spoke to Indagare about what makes eastern and central Europe so exciting at the moment and how to plan a...
Read More
Search By Keyword
Popular Destinations
Indagare News Flash
- News: Indagare named Best Travel Website by Vanity Fair. Read an interview with our founder on Vivre.
- Editor’s Picks: An insider’s tour of the Lubéron, a review of the Joule a new design hotel in downtown Dallas, and of Washington D.C.’s remarkable Newseum, a special, week-long itinerary in Colombia and a designer’s tips on what to see and do in Cartagena, behind-the-scenes culture trips to Eastern Europe and a reading and film list of the Hamptons. Plus, introducing our special Indagare Family Trips and an update on what’s new in Marrakech.
- Member Advice: Total immersion to learn Spanish: where in South/Central America would you go for a month? Share ideas. Better for kids Phuket or Koh Samui? Join the discussion.
- Coming soon: Insider reports on Botswana, the Cotswolds, the Turks & Caicos, Anguilla and Mumbai.
- What’s your travel IQ? Take the quiz USA Today called “a killer” and establish your Indagare quotient.
- Postcards: Family trip to Guatemala and Belize and a native’s tips for visiting Cartagena. Submit a postcard.
- Indagare Insiders: Top picks in Delhi from Fiona Caulfield; Colin Cowie’s tips on packing, flying and tipping; the design duo behind Kirna Zabete on shopping the world. Club 55’s Patrice de Colmont on St. Tropez, Eva Lorenzotti on Cairo and Loulou de la Falaise on Paris.
- Reviews: In-depth guides to Buenos Aires, Nantucket and St. Tropez and special spa adventures, including wellness weeks at villas in Europe.
- Indagare Tracker: Five of the most memorable places in the world to dine. Reservations Required.
- Sample Indagare: By signing up for bi-weekly email blasts on new hot spots and insider tips. Join our mailing list.
- New feature: Members share your profiles, comments, favorite articles and IQs. Just click on the Profile tab on the upper right of your screen and look for the Edit My Profile blue tab.
- Indagare means to discover, explore, seek, scout in Latin.