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Kimpton Rowan Palm Springs

Desert dreamy.

The latest hotel to open in downtown Palm Springs boasts the city’s first-ever rooftop pool.

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Lough Eske Castle

Restoration.

A monument to history, fallen and restored.

NUVO Daily Edit: Panama City

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Panama City

<em>Boom town.</em>

Panama City’s pulse is racing so fast, the only ones coping with the rapid expansion skyward and rapid luxurification inward are a melting pot of internationals, attracted by and fuelling the booming economy.

MONTECRISTO Spring 2015: Golden, B.C.

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Golden, B.C.

Adventure heartland.

Today, the town of 4,200 is uniquely poised at the confluence of the Columbia and Kicking Horse rivers and surrounded by six national parks, making Golden an adventure heartland.

MONTECRISTO: Tequila

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Guadalajara, Mexico, and Casa Herradura

Tequila country.

Salt. Shoot. Lime. Repeat. Mention the word tequila and that’s the first thing that springs to mind. A beverage to be suffered rather than savoured. But at Casa Herradura in Guadalajara, Mexico, tequila making is a very fine art.

MONTECRISTO Magazine: Valloria, Italy

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Valloria, Italy

Town of painted doors.

Serendipity is the joy of travel. It’s the element guide books cannot provide—the special charm of stumbling over the unexpected.

MONTECRISTO Magazine: Baku, Azerbaijan

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Baku, Azerbaijan

Baku to the future.

The country is like a courtyard glimpsed from outside; a secret lair harbouring unexpected delights.

MONTECRISTO: Scottsdale and Sedona

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Scottsdale and Sedona, Arizona

Desert state.

Arizona is a surprising place. There’s the town of Carefree. Not to mention, of course, the City of Surprise. There’s also an astounding geographic variety: hot, punishing desert plains, vast grassy valleys, sparking lakes, and soaring mountain ranges.

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The Italian Trip

From Venice to vineyards, and more.

Choosing a particular region to visit in Italy and spending your two weeks or so there, has plenty of merit. But visiting several regions in short stops has its charm too, perhaps most vividly because Italy reveals itself in a way that cannot be had any other way.