Magical Maui: A Slow-Travel Guide to the Valley Isle

Maui Hawaii Travel Guide

By Ann Ruppenstein Hoʻomau: to continue, persist, renew, perpetuate and persevere. A different Hawaiian word of the day is placed against my pillow each afternoon at the Wailea Beach Resort – Marriott, Maui, but this first card—describing Hoʻomau—resonates most. It speaks to the way Maui protects its land, culture and identity, and to the responsibility […]

A Slow-Travel Guide to Liguria, Italy

Italy’s Riviera reveals its beauty most to those willing to slow down. Here’s a designer’s guide to Liguria’s architecture, cuisine and coastal rituals. Between the French border and La Spezia, Liguria is a postcard of sun-washed villages clinging to the cliffs. Trains rattle along the edge of the Mediterranean, slipping through tunnels, while sea-salted air […]