The wake-up service at the hotel was something I used to enjoy. It was part of the luxury of being taken care of. Eventually, though, I let my smartphone do the waking. But still, I ask myself, why? And what do hotels have to offer…

This is an update from our sustainable-home-article from November 30, 2017 Can’t it be more sustainable? A question many of our Green PearlsⓇ partners ask themselves all the time. As a result, hotels and resorts have implemented a variety of measures to reduce electricity, water…

This is an update to our March 29, 2018 article on Overtourism When you are lying on the beach like sardines in a can or standing in a queue in front of the ice cream parlor for half an hour, when crowds are blocking the…

This is an update to our article from November 22, 2022 (All dates are current for Advent 2023) Do you love Christmas markets as much as we do? They are as much a part of the Advent season as getting the Christmas decorations out of…

Shopping for Christmas gifts at Louis Vuitton on the Champs Élysées – that’s definitely NOT our idea of a Christmas vacation in Paris. On the contrary, we prefer to give it a wide berth and focus on the city’s small, but lovely and most importantly…