Pub crawls on ‘Ireland’s Amalfi Coast.’ Après-ski, Swiss style. Santoku shopping in Tokyo. The secret surf breaks of Costa Rica.
This year, PRIOR’s team of travel experts found more to explore, casting light on the food, culture, adventure and natural beauty worth booking for.
Here, the 10 most popular PRIOR stories of the year for you to review or read anew.
Journeys to Enlightenment, From A to Z
From artist-led treks in Antarctica to a zen retreat on Japan’s Awaji Island, here are 26 ways to expand your travel horizons.
The Sicilian Revolution Will Not be Televised
The picturesque towns of Noto and Taomorina have audiences swooning over Sicily. But the narrow streets of Palermo, markets of Catania and top of Mt Etna offer a glimpse of the Italian island with far more character than anything you’re likely to see on television. Words by: Ella Quittner
Upstate New York, From A to Z
Once home to sleepy farmlands and country-house antiquing, the Catskill Mountains and Hudson River Valley are now alive with an impressive array of new rustic hotels, ambitious sculpture gardens and innovative chefs. (Not to mention some of the best jerk chicken in the country.) Words by: Maura Egan
Shopping Through Tokyo
As the capital of a country as aesthetically inclined as Japan, Tokyo is loaded with great shopping, from vintage designer streetwear to specialty boutiques selling rare santoku knives. So where to begin? Words by: Diana Tsui
Mountain High Life
Aaprès-ski scenes in Gstaad, cutting edge art in St Moritz, vertical runs in Andermatt: The Swiss Mountains have it all, on and off-piste. Words by: Jen Murphy
