Chris Newens: reimagining Paris’ moveable feast for the modern traveller
To Chris Newens, Paris is less a museum of past glories and more a living, breathing appetite. The award-winning writer has spent years navigating the city’s streets – not just the manicured boulevards, but the visceral corners of its many arrondissements. By documenting the capital through its micro-neighborhoods and ‘blood-and-guts’ history, Newens has mastered the […]
Fire and ice – the pleasures of public saunas in the world’s happiest country
On Finland’s frozen shores, a cabin by the Baltic Sea turns suffering into the sublime. It’s freezing out. It must be minus 10°C – it certainly feels that way, at least. Helsinki’s wild winter winds are blowing frigid air from the city’s surrounding waterfront across the grid-like streets that make up the Old Town. It’s […]
Davina Chang: bringing Hong Kong home, one pineapple bun at a time
For international influencer Davina Chang, Hong Kong kept calling her back to the kitchen. The food writer, photographer, and founder of Paris’s Bing Sutt café grew up between cultures – Hong Kong-born, internationally raised – which gave her a particular lens on the city’s food scene: intimate yet observant, nostalgic but never sentimental. Her debut […]
Laura Hall: finding warmth in Scandinavia’s coldest waters
Laura Hall earned her perspective on Scandinavia one cold plunge at a time. The Copenhagen-based author and journalist chases stories in wild Nordic corners where brave souls challenge convention and the landscape hasn’t been flattened by tourism. Her debut book, The Year I Lay My Head In Water is released today and emerged from crisis […]
Josh Dickson: surf therapy and the psychology of cold water healing
Josh Dickson found his therapy in the ocean’s rhythm long before he became a psychologist. The founder of Resurface traded drumsticks and record deals for EMDR certification and surf therapy retreats, building a practice that merges clinical psychology with the transformative power of cold Atlantic swells. His unconventional path — from band collapse and rock […]
Off the beaten piste – Europe’s best-value ski resorts
While mega-resorts demand luxury budgets, savvy skiers are finding excellent slopes, reliable snow, and modern lifts for half the price. With ski season about to kick off, the math doesn’t add up anymore. When lift passes alone hit €400 and a week in Courchevel costs more than most monthly salaries, even dedicated skiers are reconsidering […]
