Palazzo Mangilli Valmarana in Venice

This Gothic-Byzantine buiding which stands on the corner where the Rio di Santissimi Apostoli flows into the Grand Canal, belonged to a branch of the ... [read more]
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Travel & Leisure’s best travel gadgets of 2009

In its May edition Travel & Leisure picked its favourite gadgets for the tech-savvy traveller, from the multi-tasking smart-phones and ‘netbooks’ to the specialist items ... [read more]
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Pet Airways – Travel For Your Best Friend

It might not be an April Fools' (who is to say?) but it's a very funny idea even if it successfully fills a gap in ... [read more]
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Bauhaus B+B

We love the idea that guests can now stay the night in the Bauhaus design school. Only recently has this design institution opened the doors to ... [read more]
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Molori Safari Lodge

The best new lodge in South Africa has to be Molori, a five suite compound within the malaria-free Madikwe Reserve, a 50 minute flight ... [read more]
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Take a tour through London’s markets

Sandra Shevey has been taking people on walking tours of Spitalfields, Covent Garden, Borough and Smithfield markets for almost two decades.  She uses a patchwork of ... [read more]
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Paul Smith opens new shop in Paris

The genius British designer Paul Smith has just opened a new women’s shop in Rue de Grenelle, Paris.  The new boutique is a tiny place, ... [read more]
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George Butler

We recently had the idea of setting up an illustrator-in-residence position at Globalista. We felt that we were in a good position to be able ... [read more]
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Casa Coppola Jardin Escondido

Godfather legend Francis Ford Coppola has recently made his private home, located in the Palermo Soho area of Buenos Aires, available to rent. Boasting three levels ... [read more]
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Globalista Asks… Rory Stewart

1)    Last three stamps in your passport? Kuwait, Iraq, Afghanistan 2)    One thing you can’t travel without? Lots of books. I have 10 or 15 in my travel ... [read more]
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