Tag: Travel

  • Exit Through the Gift Shop

    Exit Through the Gift Shop

    The Passenger is a weekly dispatch on travel — places, hotels, restaurants, the strange logistics of being elsewhere. It is written by Bergotte. The Guilty Pleasure A confession about museum gift shops, and the twenty best ones in the world Let us be honest about this. The museum gift shop is not supposed to be…

  • Palazzo Durazzo Suites, Genoa – A Cultural Sanctuary in the Baroque City

    Palazzo Durazzo Suites, Genoa – A Cultural Sanctuary in the Baroque City

    A 17th-century aristocratic palace reborn as a sanctuary of baroque frescoes, terrazzo floors, and curated suites. Nestled in Genoa’s UNESCO-listed historic heart, Palazzo Durazzo Suites marries noble grandeur with modern refinement. From domed chambers to shell-covered ceilings, each room is a cultural vignette — offering travelers a discreet, art-immersed escape in one of Italy’s most…

  • La Fantaisie – A Verdant Interlude in the Heart of Paris

    La Fantaisie – A Verdant Interlude in the Heart of Paris

    La Fantaisie, Paris – A garden-inspired retreat in the heart of the 9th arrondissement, where Martin Brudnizki’s interiors merge botanical fantasy with Parisian elegance. A hotel of layered design, culinary theatre, and rooftop serenity for the cultured traveler.

  • Vitra Design Museum & Schaudepot: A Living Archive of Modern Design

    Vitra Design Museum & Schaudepot: A Living Archive of Modern Design

    What makes the Vitra Campus unique is its broader architectural context. Alongside Gehry and Herzog & de Meuron, buildings by Zaha Hadid, Tadao Ando, Nicholas Grimshaw, and SANAA turn the site into a kind of open-air design anthology.