Les Bains, Paris

The famed nightclub is reincarnated as a boutique hotel

In a city filled with infinite sites to enjoy, it takes a lot for a Parisian hotel room to make you want to stay inespecially one located in Le Marais, the beating heart of the capital. Yet that’s exactly what Les Bains has accomplished after a five year transformation. In its past lives, Les Bains Guerbois was a late 19th century spa and bathhouse (where …

Porter & Sail’s Digital Concierge Service

A free travel app offering carefully selected, geo-located recommendations

Regardless of how carefully one plans a vacation or business trip, on-the-fly recommendations can come in handy for spare moments or simply indulging whimsy. Both Yelp and Foursquare have their limitations, in that you’re relying on friends or strangers, whereas digital concierge service Porter & Sail—which we tested this past weekend while staying at London’s new The Zetter Townhouse, Marylebone—offers something more: expertise. The key …

The Richness of “Poor” Places

National Geographic is currently sorting through thousands of submissions to its annual photo contest, but NPR has already plucked out a few of its favorites. From buffalo-racing in Bali to locals laying out on the rooftops of Varanasi, India, each of the selected images highlight the vibrant, charming and complex daily lives of those living in developing countries. And, though they’re often deemed as “poor” …