November, 2008
Cool Jobs: Céline Cousteau, World Explorer
What does joining the family business mean when you’re a Cousteau? T+L catches up with one of the clan’s youngest members to find out.

November, 2008
My Favorite Place: Ed Begley Jr.
The actor and activist tells why he often trades his eco-hideaway in L.A. for Banff’s mountain air.

November, 2008
Hotels Haunted by Celebrities
From Marilyn Monroe to Janis Joplin, celebrity spirits that have taken up residence in hotels across America.

October, 2008
My Favorite Place: Gwen Stefani
The pop idol and style maven talks about finding artistic inspiration in Tokyo’s Harajuku district.

September, 2008
My Favorite Place: Dylan Lauren
The candy mogul—and daughter of Ralph—is sweet on the sand and open skies of Carmel-by-the-Sea.

September, 2008
A Day in the Life of Hotelier Jason Pomeranc
Thompson Hotel’s cofounder Jason Pomeranc spends his days building—and dreaming—big. Here’s a look at his schedule, from morning to night.

August, 2008
Josh Bernstein, TV Host and Explorer
Destination: Peru
Packing Approach: Off-the-Grid Adventure

August, 2008
My Favorite Place: David Sedaris
The comic scribe tells Dani Shapiro about his attraction to the bucolic roads and rivers of deepest Normandy.

August, 2008
Cool Travel Jobs: French Swim Instructor
T+L’s new column about the world’s most coveted jobs introduces a Côte d’Azur legend who has been teaching different strokes to famous folks for more than 50 years.

July, 2008
My Favorite Place: Rodney Yee
The renowned yoga instructor tells Dani Shapiro how hatha poses and perfect moments meet in the heart of Bali.

June, 2008
My Favorite Place: Alain Ducasse
The star chef behind Adour and Benoit in New York City returns to Biarritz, where he got his start. Dani Shapiro checks in.

June, 2008
Robert De Niro’s New Hotel
He’s the unofficial mayor of New York’s TriBeCa neighborhood, with two restaurants, a cinema, a film festival, and now a hotel— The Greenwich. Kevin Sessums talks to Robert De Niro, the man who is directing it all.

June, 2008
Christian Louboutin, Shoe Designer and Stylish Traveler
Home base: Paris
Profession: Shoe Designer

May, 2008
Anya Hindmarch, Accessories Designer

May, 2008
My Favorite Place: Rineke Dijkstra
In the summer, the Dutch art photographer heads to the hills of Corsica. Dani Shapiro takes good notes.

April, 2008
My Favorite Place: Michael Stipe
The lead singer of rock band R.E.M. tells Dani Shapiro how a destination becomes part of the music.

March, 2008
An Insider's Madrid | Agata Ruiz de la Prada
Spanish designer Ágatha Ruiz de la Prada and family lead us straight to the hot spots.

March, 2008
My Favorite Place: Christopher Bailey
Burberry’s creative director explains to Dani Shapiro how a daily stroll through London harmonizes his life and work.

February, 2008
Eric Weiner’s Global Guide to Happiness

February, 2008
My Favorite Place: Queen Rania of Jordan
Her Majesty and family have long taken breaks from work life in Amman by heading to the Red Sea. Dani Shapiro learns how the royals relax.

January, 2008
My Favorite Place: Nathan Lane
New York’s Theater District may have changed, but America’s premier musical comedian is still starstruck after all these years. Dani Shapiro meets him in the wings.

January, 2008
How Miguel Fluxá Travels

November, 2007
Bamboo Bali
Designer John Hardy ups the ante on green style with his plan to reforest the world, one island at a time.

November, 2007
My Favorite Place: David de Rothschild
David de Rothschild, the ardent environmentalist, stages high-profile expeditions to endangered places, but off-duty, as Dani Shapiro discovers, he bolts for his farm in New Zealand

October, 2007
My Favorite Place: Donna Karan
The designer—and die-hard New Yorker—tells Dani Shapiro why Parrot Cay, in the Turks and Caicos, is her home away from home.

August, 2007
Stylish Traveler: What's in Your Bag?
As the U.S. head of the British beauty line Molton Brown, Rob Thurlow spends a good deal of time commuting between Toronto, New York, and London.

August, 2007
My Favorite Place | Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Author, cultural critic, and Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. takes DANI SHAPIRO out for a ride on Martha's Vineyard

July, 2007
My Favorite Place | Denis Leary
Actor and comic genius Denis Leary grew up near Boston, on baseball—and as Dani Shapiro finds, Fenway Park is his first true love

June, 2007
My Favorite Place | Nora Ephron
When screenwriter-novelist Nora Ephron is looking for fun, as she tells Dani Shapiro, she makes a beeline for Vegas, baby—and the Wynn Hotel.

May, 2007
Tori Spelling, Innkeeper?

May, 2007
My Favorite Place | Angelika Taschen
Publishing powerhouse and avid globe-trotter Angelika Taschen tells Dani Shapiro what draws her back to a regal red corner of a Berlin museum.

March, 2007
Planet Newson
Whether designing an airline or a Paris boutique, Marc Newson’s projects keep him crisscrossing the globe. Here, his travel hit list.

March, 2007
My Favorite Place | Jamie Lee Curtis
Where does Jamie Lee Curtis find her travel bliss? At a motel just eight miles from her front door. Dani Shapiro gets the lowdown on Casa Malibu.

February, 2007
Alex Kapranos, Musician/Food Critic

September, 2006
Walk Across a Country
Recently returned from a trek across the island nation of Iceland, adventure-travel outfitter George Butterfield talks with Shane Mitchell about cold feet, rocks in his pockets, and walking great distances

August, 2006
Loco for Mexico
She went to Zihuatanejo on a whim and ended up with two villas. Here, designer Betsey Johnson's guide to life in "Z."

March, 2006
Unsung Paris
On a nocturnal tour of Paris's Montmartre neighborhood, moody singer-songwriter Keren Ann reveals the bohemian side of the vibrant city she calls home.

November, 2005
Just Back: Sharon Isbin, from Pittsburgh
"The most amazing view of the three rivers that divide the city..."

October, 2005
Just Back From London: Moby
'Hotels are strange places, where people do very public things but they also do very intimate things—it’s such an odd contrast. '

August, 2005
Just Back from Prague: Elijah Wood
'I'm not the kind of person who pines for America when I am away'

July, 2005
Just Back from San Francisco: Paul Haggis
'San Francisco is a real city—there's human contact, which is a rare thing in Los Angeles'

June, 2005
Just Back from South Africa: Hugh Jackman
'Truly beautiful in terms of both the landscape and the spirit of the people'

May, 2005
Just Back from Rome: Matthew Marks
'When I have limited time in Rome, I try to see works of art that are meant to be seen, and exist, only here'

April, 2005
Just Back From Space: Mike Foale
'In space, when you sense there is a problem, you do what you've been trained to do—after the initial stomach-lurch and adrenaline flow'

March, 2005
Just Back From Cologne: Miguel Harth-Bedoya
'Conducting an orchestra for the first time is like going on a blind date. As soon as the music starts you know if it's going to work out or not'

February, 2005
Just Back From Washington, D.C.: Mo Rocca
'If Washington, D.C., were a pet, it would be overly domesticated, boxy, tightly wound—and terribly jealous of New York dogs'

January, 2005
Just Back from Cape Town: Idina Menzel
'To clear my head, I would visit Camps Bay early in the morning and listen to the ocean pound the rocks'

December, 2004
T+L Reports: In the Bag

December, 2004
Just Back from Paris: Renée Fleming
'There are so many restaurants in Paris, but what I adore is sampling cheese and bread from Fauchon in my apartment'

November, 2004
Just Back from Santa Barbara: Alexander Payne
'Angelenos have an image of Santa Barbara as a conservative enclave to the north, but in fact, it's very sophisticated'

November, 2004
Red-Hot Bahamas
With splashy resorts, celebrity-filled restaurants, and designer shops, Nassau and Paradise Island are ready for a close-up.

October, 2004
T+L Reports: Going Dior to Dior

October, 2004
The Big Easy Does It
Fashion designer Michael Kors has been coming to New Orleans for longer than he can remember. Over the years, he has developed a fondness for the city's eccentric characters, its memorable Creole cuisine—and its very individual sense of style.

September, 2004
Just Back From Iraq: Anderson Cooper
'I would love to be based in Iraq. It's one of the most important stories in the world right now. I'd go back in a heartbeat'

September, 2004
T+L Reports: Love Me, Love My Hotel

September, 2004
T+L Reports: The Loews Down

September, 2004
He's Got the Beat
Conductor Valery Gergiev champions Russian music—from St. Petersburg to New York to Tokyo. Brian Wise keeps pace with the maestro's unique tempo Valery Gergiev in front of the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.

August, 2004
Just Back From the Isle of Man: Stephen Fry
'I travel with three iPods. I don't sync them properly, so I just take them all with me'

July, 2004
Just Back From South Africa: Ming Tsai
'I'm a decent cook, but I'm a truly fantastic eater. Really—I gained five pounds on this trip'

June, 2004
T+L Reports: Big Apple Circus

June, 2004
Just Back From Vancouver, Diana Krall
'I like to take the little water taxis to Granville Island. There's a marketplace there with the freshest seafood in town'

May, 2004
A Koda Moment
As head curator of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute, Harold Koda scours the globe for inspiration. Lynn Yaeger shadows the fashion guru in London

May, 2004
Philippe Herreweghe, Conductor
'We play on instruments that Bach and Beethoven knew when they lived, so people can hear the music as it was then'

April, 2004
Just Back from Cleveland: José Mercé, Flamenco singer
'Cleveland's size and vibe reminded me of Spanish cities like Madrid and Málaga: exciting and cultural, with a warm and intimate attitude'

April, 2004
T+L Reports: On the Front Line

April, 2004
On the Road
A routine business trip becomes a lesson in the ways—large and small—that an ordinary place can suddenly turn out to be extraordinary.

March, 2004
Just Back from Barbados: John Edward, psychic
'The work I do is very energy-draining. But on Barbados I'm like a cordless phone that's been put back on its charger.'

February, 2004
T+L Reports: Global Warming

February, 2004
Just Back from Boston: Sir Edmund Hillary
'I'm eighty-four, but I still fly around the world two or three times a year. Why not? When I get old, I can sit at home and enjoy the garden'

January, 2004
Just Back From New York City: Yo-Yo Ma
'I grew up in New York, and I would ride my bike with my cello—I'd career all over the place. I don't do that anymore.'

December, 2003
Sessions with Sessa
Master class with Argentina's master photographer, Aldo Sessa, turns a tour of Buenos Aires into a lesson in beauty, history, and the perils of perfection.

December, 2003
Christmas Story
How could it be the holidays without Santa, tinsel, tree trimming, snow scenes—real or imagined? And, of course, trips to all the places you call home.

December, 2003
Lights, Camera, Africa
Making wildlife documentaries is trickier than you'd think: Jeff Wise trails Animal Adventures' Jack Hanna on safari as he tames nature for television

December, 2003
Just Back From Vieques: Alicia Keys
'I went running every morning on Navio Beach. It gave me time with my thoughts and dreams; sometimes I wrote songs in my head.'

November, 2003
Just Back From Los Angeles: Giorgio Armani
'Los Angeles lives, eats, and breathes cinema—one of my great passions.'

October, 2003
Just Back from Antigua: Hilary Swank and Chad Lowe
'If somebody would invent a resort where you could snow-ski and be on the beach at the same time,' says Lowe, 'we'd be all over that'

September, 2003
Just Back from Positano: Diane Lane
'The whole town is Dr. Seussian—houses stacked on top of one another. I have a nine-year-old, so right now that's my frame of reference.'

August, 2003
T+L Reports: Getting High

July, 2003
Just Back from Mississippi: Morgan Freeman
'Blues take me back to my childhood. I remember listening to the radio, waiting for Count Basie's "One O'Clock Jump" to come on.'

June, 2003
Just Back from Las Vegas: Paige Davis
'Vegas has the most incredible entertainment—talking statues, volcanoes. I'm a sucker for that ooh and aah factor.'

June, 2003
T+L Reports: London's Naked Chef Revealed

May, 2003
Just Back from London: Kyle MacLachlan
'I began to really understand London only after being there several months. I never knew where anything was—even Paris made more sense. But I finally got it.'

April, 2003
T+L Reports: Shanghai Surprise

April, 2003
Just Back from Pennsylvania: Amy Sedaris
'There was this incredible garden that was buzzing with huge bumblebees; they're drunk from all the pollen, so you can actually pet them on the head'

March, 2003
Just Back From Havana: Julie Taymor

March, 2003
Dynamic Duo

March, 2003
Concrete Thinking
Jet-setting architect Zaha Hadid talks about airplane design, her ideal hotel room, and what's on her drawing board.

February, 2003
Just Back from Miami: Pedro Ruiz
'I come from an island, so I adore how close Miami is to the ocean—it's almost spiritual. The water's fantastic to swim in, especially for a dancer's muscles.'

February, 2003
T+L Reports: The Candyman Can

January, 2003
Just Back: Marcia Gay Harden

December, 2002
The Queen of Clean
When the author was six years old, his grandmother got a job running housekeeping at Florida's Diplomat Hotel. He got to tag along.

December, 2002
Just Back From Venice: Milla Jovovich

November, 2002
Just Back From Montana: Tori Amos

November, 2002
Making Scents
For perfumers, travel memories are imprinted in their minds and their noses. Five fragrance creators reveal their most cherished places, and why certain scents linger forever.

November, 2002
The Showman
Robert Wilson on ritual ceremonies, how to get all your carry-ons aboard, and where to find the best museums

November, 2002
Inn of the Month: Jimmy Carter, Innkeeper

October, 2002
Like Mother, Like Daughter
New York fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg heads West to discover a whole new world with her L.A.-based daughter, Tatiana

October, 2002
Just Back from Newport: Rachel Dratch and Tina Fey

September, 2002
Just Back from Connecticut: Audra McDonald

August, 2002
Just Back: Actor Paul Rudd, from Los Angeles

July, 2002
Carolina On My Mind
In North Carolina's Great Smoky and Blue Ridge mountains lies an untarnished swath of southern Appalachia

July, 2002
Just Back from Senegal: CCH Pounder

July, 2002
Just Back from Greece: Karim Rashid