Travel
Notes from the road — places worth slowing down for.
A First Look Inside Maison Verde, Lisbon’s Newest Retreat
An invitation to the opening of a quiet new hideaway above the Alfama — and a weekend spent finding out whether the calm is real.
Forty-Eight Hours in Kyoto Without a Map
Two days of getting deliberately lost — temple bells, a tea master who refused to hurry, and the quiet north of the city.
The Night Train to the Scottish Highlands
A berth the size of a cupboard, a dram in the lounge car, and waking to mist over Rannoch Moor.
A Week of Doing Nothing in Naxos
No itinerary, no sights, no plan beyond lunch — the most restorative holiday I’ve taken in years.