The famous Blue Lagoon opened over 30 years ago and today there are 11 spa facilities operating all around Iceland with four more under construction and 12 others in various stages of development.
At the heart of this movement is adaptive reuse: the art of restoring and reimagining existing spaces—whether centuries-old or historically significant—to blend sustainability, heritage, and luxury.
You love a good gentrifying neighbourhood, vinyl digging on Sundays and a bowl of ramen in a side alley at 11pm. You’re a proper city lover. But you’ve done Lisbon. And Barcelona. Time to go rogue.
Savour regional ingredients such as leatherwood honey or Tasmanian pepperberry, pluck and shuck your own oysters, sip Australia’s most awarded sparkling wine, or some of the southern hemisphere’s greatest whiskies
As holiday prices climb and bucket-list cities become increasingly crowded, a new travel trend is taking off among savvy globetrotters: destination dupes. These lesser-known locations offer similar vibes, weather, and attractions to iconic hotspots, but without the hefty price tag.