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Adam H. Graham

Adam H. Graham is an American journalist living in Switzerland and a frequent traveler to Japan and East Asia. You can find his work at adamhgraham.com.

Park Hyatt Kyoto

Cutting edge with a reverence for tradition in the middle of Japan’s temple-dense city.

Kokomo Private Island Resort

With only 25 rooms and a family-run feel, this Fijian vacation will be hard to top.

In Saudi Arabia, Tourism Is Being Used as a Force for Restoring Biodiversity

How nature-centric travel supports Saudi Arabia's ambitious conservation efforts—from restoring the Arabian leopard to rewilding its deserts.

The Blue Mountains of Australia Are Ready to Welcome Tourists Back

After weathering years of relentless fires and biblical floods, the rugged region outside of Sydney has been reborn, with a booming food scene and new ways to access nature.

Schloss Elmau

A grand Bavarian icon on a hill amid forests and greenery.

How Moving to Zürich Opened My Eyes to A World of Acceptance

As a New Yorker, I was seeking the freedom I was used to. In my life in Zürich, I found a different version of it.

Wilderness Safaris Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp

A rarified safari experience in the Namib Desert and Skeleton Coast.

These New Sleeper Train Routes Are the Most Stylish Way to Travel Through Europe

Meander through Italy, France, and Sweden inside your own comfortable compartment.

Hacienda de San Antonio

Luxury in an unexpected location: this 120-year-old estate is set at the foot of a volcano in a 5,000-acre nature reserve.

Exploring Italy’s Rosato Regions on a Five-Day Road Trip

Snaking from Lombardy to Puglia, this is easy driving through wine country with cypress-topped hillsides, campanile-spiked villages, and the Italian answer to rosé.

Our Favorite New Ski Hotels, from Hokkaido to the Alps

From a backcountry destination in Japan to a revamped sanatorium for Austrian royalty.

Getting to Know Gothenburg, the World’s Most Sustainable Destination

Exploring the city's ethical fashion shops and zero-waste restaurants.

The Unsung Work of the Hotel Housekeeper

It's time to recognize all the hard work—seen and unseen—that hotel housekeepers do.

Amanemu

A discreet property ideally located near the Ise Jingu shrine.

Hiiragiya

You feel very loved and respected after a stay here, which is impossible to monetize.

Osaka Is a Food-Obsessed City Unlike Anywhere Else in Japan

The Japanese port city is more interested in fun than formality. 

Casa Caminada

Dressed-down offshoot of a three-Michelin-star restaurant in medieval stables in the Swiss Alps.

Slow Skiing in Japan's Deep North

Skiing in remote Honshu has as much to do with onsen soaking, forest bathing, and snow-capped shrines as it does with the country's famed powder.

The Perfect Long Weekend in Bavaria

Around Bavaria's Lake Tegernsee—just one hour from Munich—wildflowers blanket the Alpine meadows, the dairy cows roam free, lederhosen are worn unironically, and "locally made" is a way of life.

Plan a Trip to Zurich This Summer (Yes, Really)

Zurichers wait all year for June, when they ditch their ordered, methodical lives for lakefront barbecues, beach volleyball, and lunch-break swims in the city's epic badis.