Stay In Good Company

“This experience felt very unique because it was deeply authentic. They were walking the ranch with the rancher. They were eating food that was not only grown onsite, but then also sourced from the cheesemakers, the oyster farms, the beekeepers, and they were even meeting those producers.” We’re in great company with David Rust, Founder and CEO of SAGRA, a new collection of curated individual Farm...

“But that was really my dream. I wanted a tasting menu and to highlight the seafood. And to go forage this property and use the moss and the wild cranberries and the ocean. I mean, the ocean is literally in my backyard here, and I wanted to bring that to the plate.” We’re in great company with Devin Finigan of Aragosta at Goose Cove. As an acclaimed chef and proprietor, a proud mother and communit...

“A normal day in the countryside starts with a local breakfast, then you can enjoy a tour of the farm where you understand from the vineyards to the final product, how we produce this product. You can go into the tasting room where you can try all the balsamic vinegar, then have lunch with traditional Emilian dishes with balsamic vinegar. So from the grape to the final plate you can understand the...

“That is such a beautiful thing that is very human - this desire to nourish and be nourished in that process of cooking. It changes from this labor, to something that’s more joyful.” We’re in great company with Makenna Held, owner of La Pitchoune, a country home in the French Riviera which just so happens to be “The House That Julia Child Built.”  Here in this 1960’s intimate yet luxury cottage wi...

“I have seen people crying at the table. I have seen people laughing at the table. I have seen people revealing the most profound insights of what they have uncovered about themselves, about their relationship to food, to the world. People who feel like they ate for the first time in their lives.” We’re in great company with Daria and Heine Rasmussen, Founders & Owners of Bliss & Stars, a wilderne...

“How can we rethink what the standards are for immersion? We don’t hide things. The kitchen’s open. We take people through the downstairs into the cellar. It’s basically your home. It’s that heritage of place, capturing this time and being able to share that.” We’re in great company with Matt Lightner, a world-renowned and awarded chef with a passion for bringing people closer to nature through hi...

“I don’t want people to feel like they are in Copenhagen, I want them to feel like they are in the countryside. We don’t want food to be too meddled around with and manipulated with. We want people to feel close to where all the products come from. Of course we have a focus on everything local and seasonal because nature’s just right outside our windows.” To welcome in our third season, we’re in g...

“We would convince our girlfriends to come down on the weekend, drink some wine with us and learn how to wallpaper all the rooms. Our families and our friends really stepped up and it felt like everyone was really pitching in to help us transform this property. Looking back now, this was such a time of our lives.” To close out our second season as we celebrate the beautiful turning of Spring into...

“Trying to be as gentle as possible with what was already there because it was incredibly beautiful, it was just like a diamond in the rough. There was just a lot of polishing and refining. It really felt like it was taking shape, kind of like a sculpture when you’re chipping away all these pieces and you begin to actually see the figure and form of what you’re creating.” We’re in great company wi...

“The whole project is the research of happiness when you are a child. I myself, had a very happy childhood in my grandparents’ house in Switzerland, when they were growing their own garden.” We’re in great company with Romain Michel Meniere, Founder and Owner of Berber Lodge who with the help of other creators with their own refined taste, took this stunning atmosphere and historic place, turning...

“Historically, foreign investment in developing economies like Jamaica have been pretty exploitative and extractive, and we wanted to see how we could approach this in an entirely different way and partner with our team in the success of the hotel.” We’re in great company with Paul Salmon, Founder and CEO of both the Rockhouse Hotel, an award-winning boutique hotel perched on a cliffside overlooki...

“And so you really are able to experience and meet the world from a very small and beautiful place, which makes you really aware of what’s around you. Its a very cosmopolitan place in the countryside next to a tiny town.” We’re in great company with Angelica Fenzi, the 4th generation of the Fenzi family to play her part in savoring, refining and celebrating the history of Fattoria San Donato, a sm...

“I find it very important to cherish the past but not make it something where you lose your freedom. I think freedom is the most important thing and it’s the way we’re educating our kids also.” We’re in great company with Ségolène de Valbray, Proprietor of Château De Saint Paterne, a 15th century château that has seen many periods, trends, notable guests and historical events pass through its ston...

“ACRE is a jungle oasis in the middle of the desert. When you drive the dirt road and get to us for the first time, trust me when I say, you are stunned at what you come across.” We’re in great company with Stuart McPherson, Co-Founder and Owner of ACRE Resort, 25 acres of abundant greenery, featuring elegant treehouses, organic farms, private event spaces, and an award-winning bar and restaurant,...

“The places that I remember when I’ve traveled are not necessarily the ones with the highest thread count sheets or the shiniest silver cutlery, it's the places where I feel I’ve made a connection. And one of the constant comments we get is, ‘I came here thinking that it was for me, and the thing that’s most touched me is learning about the people here.’” We’re in great company with Portia Har...

“It’s wonderful what nature’s capable of. Sometimes I can't believe that this is real, what’s happening here in the sky. This crazy dance show in the sky is just above your head. It’s really unbelievable. Everyone should see it one day.” We’re in great company with Sabrina Dedler, Co-Founder & CEO of Panorama Glass Lodge where guests can sleep under the stars, or gaze up at the northern li...

“Our approach has always been to be a permanent part of the community in which we live. We believe this colors all the decisions we make. When you begin with a permanence mindset and you know you’re in it for the long haul, you make different decisions than if you expect to be around for a season of life.”  We’re in great company with Renee Kimball, Owner & Chief Steward of Tranquilo Bay, an E...

“For me that word, ‘reciprocity’ is key to what it means to be a regenerative traveler. And how you move through the world can either be in reciprocity, and honoring the people you meet along the way and having an equal exchange, or it can be seen from an old paradigm of extractive.”  We’re in great company with David Leventhal, Co-Founder and Owner of Playa Viva, a unique Eco Luxury destination,...

“Mo’ is now. It’s a place to enjoy the time. We take this approach, this idea and we try to create an ambience with architecture, something eternal. Something where you go, you enjoy, you remain in a space, in a moment.”  We’re in great company with Paolo Colombo, Co-Founder along with his partner Carlo, of Mo’ a place for an understated luxury holiday, where light, life and well-being are abound...

“You are basically in someone’s house and you just feel like this is so fun. You know everyone’s name by the time you leave and everyone knows you. And it’s a really personal experience.”  We’re in great company with Kate & Ben Towill, Founders and Owners of Post House, a home away from home for staycationers and travelers alike in the heart of the Old Village of Mount Pleasant, SC.  With a lo...

“We feel it's no coincidence that hotel came up for sale. We were determined to decorate it, to renovate it, in a way that reflects the spirit of Dorthy and the elegance of the Festival.” We’re in great company with Richard & Eibhlin Henggeler, owners of The Rose Hotel, in Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. Now, before they took on this hotel as a labor of love, I must share my personal connection...

“Because I’m curious, I taste a lot of wines. Because I don’t come from a wine making family, I created my own taste by tasting and discovery. I don’t have any limits.” We’re in great company with Faye Lottero, owner of her family estate, Fattoria Lavacchio, a place full of history between centuries-old vines, olive trees and Tuscan Dolce Vita. Originally built in 1700, the Lottero family made the...

“We tried to make the hotel for the local people, for the tourists that come, for the businesses that can think outside of the box, for those that come because of activities and also for celebrations.” We’re in great company with Lennart Lajboschitz, Founder and Owner of Kanalhuset, a boutique hotel nestled amongst the many heritage protected buildings and cobblestone streets along the Christiansh...

“The landscape looks a lot like many of the places we lived and traveled in East Africa, and so it seemed like a natural fit to take inspiration from places we’d gone to and try to create something similar here because it looked the part.” We’re in great company with Blake Smith, Founder and CEO of Walden Retreats, where he has the great privilege of creating an escape into nature in the heart of...

“For me it wasn’t falling in love, it was growing up in love with these beautiful parts of the world and the wildlife experiences.” We’re in great company with Sara Gardiner, Co-Founder of Matetsi Victoria Falls where she, along with her family and team, offer the ideal combination of safari, river and relaxation, all wrapped up in warm genuine Zimbabwean hospitality. Matetsi Victoria Falls is the...