Debbie Cohen, Travel Advisor

09/07/2026

On Timothy Hill in St. Kitts, the Atlantic Ocean sits on one side and the Caribbean Sea on the other. One of only a handful of places where this occurs.

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09/06/2026

Never heard of Canouan? Perfect. Neither have the crowds.

This tiny island in the Grenadines has almost no development, no cruise traffic, and one marquee address: Mandarin Oriental.

What do my clients love most once they're here?

The Jim Fazio golf course, the only championship 18 in the Grenadines, ideally finished with the concierge's champagne setup at the 13th hole for sunset. A boat across to the Tobago Cays to swim with wild sea turtles, fitting for an island whose name comes from the Arawak word for turtle. And Shell Beach, a curve of white sand you reach by golf buggy or kayak and will very likely have to yourselves.

Advisor tip: getting here takes one extra short flight or a yacht transfer, and that small barrier is exactly what keeps the island empty. Let’s start planning!

09/06/2026

Grey skies on vacation can ruin a day. Grey skies in Antarctica are part of the scenery that makes it unforgettable.

The penguins keep waddling, the ice keeps drifting lazily past the Zodiacs, and Silver Endeavour sits just offshore, ready to welcome guests back with a warm robe and a hot drink the second they're on board.

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09/05/2026

Michelin's highest rating for hotels is three Keys. Fewer than 150 places on Earth have it, and one of them is ten canvas tents in the Namib Desert.

Zannier Sonop is built directly onto granite boulders above 13,800 private acres of desert, styled like a 1920s expedition that never packed up: four-poster beds, leather trunks, clawfoot tubs facing one of the oldest landscapes on the planet. A guest once told me it felt like sleeping inside an old expedition novel, and I've never described it better myself.

Then dinner arrives, five courses, served by butlers in tuxedos, in the middle of the desert. Days bring sunrise rides on horseback and hot-air ballooning; nights bring an open-air cinema and telescopes under some of the darkest skies anywhere. Let’s start planning!

09/05/2026

The moment a drink hits the bar, a good bartender is already watching to see if guests love it as much as they hope they will.

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09/04/2026

What happens when you cross a classic safari with the Australian Outback?

You get Bamurru Plains, a ten-bungalow camp on a private station in Australia's Top End. The early wake-ups and the sundowners made the trip from Africa. Everything else is pure Australia.

Game drives by airboat, flying over floodplains at speed with your guide spotting wildlife the whole way. Wild buffalo on the banks and saltwater crocs in the shallows, sometimes close enough to count their teeth. And serious birdlife, over 230 species on this one station, including sunrise takeoffs of magpie geese by the thousands.

Back at camp, the bungalows are raised above the wetlands with mesh walls in place of glass, so you fall asleep to the sounds of the floodplain and wake up to wallabies grazing below your deck.

The season runs roughly May through October, and I like to pair it with Kakadu's ancient rock art and a night or two in Darwin. Message me to start planning.

09/04/2026

Steps from where Silver Dawn docks in Ålesund, Norway, the via ferrata climbs 590 feet up Mount Aksla, with a bench built into the rock halfway up for anyone who wants to catch their breath before a restaurant at the top serves up some of the best views in the city.

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09/03/2026

San Francisco has always known how to reinvent itself, and the city is in the midst of another comeback. New art trails, illuminated landmarks, buzzy restaurants, and revived neighborhoods are bringing a renewed sense of energy to the Bay Area's beauty. 🌁🥂

Read on about its new golden age, then let’s work together to plan your next vacation:

📷: Natasha Lee

New restaurants, buzzy bars, and fresh openings – from JouJou and Frankie’s to the Big Art Loop and A Bathing Ape’s new flagship – are fueling a comeback in this Bay Area beauty.

09/03/2026

How do you choose among Maldives resorts that all promise blue water and overwater villas? Start with personality.

Joali is the memorable one. Where other resorts hang a few prints, Joali suspended a life-size manta ray in the trees and put a dining table inside it. Where others plant coral frames, Joali sank sculptures on the reef and let the coral move in. Even the butlers refuse to be ordinary here. The title is Jadugar, which translates to magician.

Beneath the character, the fundamentals are flawless: Forbes Five-Star four years running, two Michelin Keys, and a top-three finish in Travel + Leisure's World's Best Hotels this year.

Anyone can promise paradise. Personality is rarer. Reach out to start planning.

09/02/2026

The number one resort in Southeast Asia, according to Travel + Leisure, is ten villas on a Philippine surf island most travelers can't find on a map. Allow me to introduce you.

Nay Palad Hideaway is all-inclusive in a way that makes other all-inclusives look like they're holding back. Condé Nast Traveler just added it to its Gold List, and Michelin gave it a Key. Every massage on the spa menu, every island-hopping boat, every surf lesson near the famous Cloud 9 break is included before you even think to ask.

The setting matches the service. Ten villas between an ancient mangrove forest and a private white-sand bay, wrapped in sculptural woven architecture, with hanging nest pods in the palms and an infinity pool facing the Pacific.

Ten villas, one island. Reach out, and I'll get you one of them.