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  • Sunday, 7 July, 2024
    FT Globetrotter
    Is Hong Kong still the city of the ‘24-hour’ suit?

    Men’s outfitters that can whip up a bespoke two-piece in a day or so are legion in HK. But an upcoming set of tailors who favour quality over speed insist on taking their time . . . 

    A man wearing a blue suit by Hong Kong tailor Prologue
  • Thursday, 4 July, 2024
    FT Globetrotter
    Green peace: forest-bathing in Vancouver

    The Japanese mindfulness practice has found a natural home in this corner of tree-cloaked British Columbia

    Four young women standing distanced from one another in a forest-bathing session in Lighthouse Park, Vancouver
  • Wednesday, 3 July, 2024
    Anna Berkeley
    Ask a Stylist: dressing for summer events — whatever the weather

    Choose clever materials that can help to regulate your body temperature

  • Wednesday, 3 July, 2024
    FT Globetrotter
    Imbibe la France! Five Paris cocktail bars putting spirits from the regions in the spotlight

    Raise un verre to the mixologists drawing on drinks from around the nation for their creations

    Cocktails on a glass table at Experimental Cocktail Club, Paris
  • Sunday, 30 June, 2024
    FT SeriesDon’t miss – HTSI’s most popular stories
    How to spend it in July

    Where to shop, eat and visit this midsummer

    Billboard Backdrop, 2024, by Christabel Blackburn, at Gillian Jason Gallery, London
  • Wednesday, 26 June, 2024
    FT GlobetrotterCities on screen
    Cities on screen: Melbourne’s starring roles

    Home to the nation’s first film screening, the city has also played a key part in everything from ‘Mad Max’ to ‘Mary and Max’, via coming-of-age tales, crime sagas and a suburban heartwarmer

    An evening scene from the film ‘Of an Age’, with the young actors Elias Anton and Thom Green holding each other, and a pylon and illuminated windows in the distance
  • Tuesday, 25 June, 2024
    FT Globetrotter
    Allez les Jeux! A sporting tour of Paris

    The stories of the historic sites and key venues in the birthplace of the modern Olympics — and many international sports events

    The Aquatics Centre built for the 2024 Olympics, with a tree and gardens in the foreground
  • Wednesday, 19 June, 2024
    FT Globetrotter
    Designer Sara Battaglia’s guide to Milan’s art scene

    The galleries and museums where the Milanese local finds inspiration for her own work — and the restaurants that fuel her on her quest

    Sara Battaglia in her MIlan apartment sitting on a red sofa in the shape of lips. She is wearing a long black and yellow striped coat, a white shirt, black trousers and shoes, and a rectangular geometric pink and blue artwork hangs on a white wall behind her
  • Monday, 17 June, 2024
    FT Globetrotter
    Tokyo’s new wave of luxury hotels

    Where to experience the city’s new generation of top-end accommodation

    A living room in a corner of a suite at the Bulgari Hotel Tokyo, with a grey marble table surrounded by orange velvet chairs, and behind them a large grey corner sofa. Through the floor-to-ceiling windows can be seen Tokyo at night
  • Monday, 17 June, 2024
    FT GlobetrotterTokyo’s new wave of luxury hotels
    Tale of two Tokyos: the Four Seasons at Otemachi and Marunouchi

    Wow-factor futurism or quiet contemporary luxe? Experience both aspects of the Japanese capital’s aesthetic

    A room in the Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi, with a large white bed overlooking the city through floor-to-ceiling windows
  • Monday, 17 June, 2024
    FT GlobetrotterTokyo’s new wave of luxury hotels
    Designer destination: The Tokyo Edition, Ginza

    A cool Kengo Kuma and Ian Schrager production in the heart of the capital’s upscale shopping and dining district

    Brightly coloured cushions around a large white sofa in front of rattan chairs and a wooden table on the rooftop terrace at The Tokyo Edition, Ginza, which is dotted with shrubs and overlooks the city skyline
  • Sunday, 16 June, 2024
    FT GlobetrotterA summer in Rome special
    Chef Cristina Bowerman’s perfect day in Rome

    The woman at the helm of the city’s Michelin-starred Glass Hostaria takes us to her top sights, eateries and bars

    Chef Cristina Bowerman: woman in a chef’s white shirt with dyed pink and peroxide short hair
  • Saturday, 15 June, 2024
    FT GlobetrotterA summer in Rome special
    Scene stealers: a guide to Rome’s stunning open-air cinemas

    Free film screenings in some of the city’s most beautiful historic locations are one of the true highlights of summer

    Crowds watching the giant screen of open-air cinema at Parco degli Acquedotti after dark, with ancient walls illuminated red to the left of the image
  • Saturday, 15 June, 2024
    FT Globetrotter
    A summer in Rome special

    The best gelato, outdoor cinemas, scenic walks at night — and much more

  • Friday, 14 June, 2024
    FT GlobetrotterA summer in Rome special
    Beyond the Trevi: a guide to Rome’s other fascinating fountains

    Away from the obvious crowd-pullers are a host of watery wonders where you may even find yourself alone . . .  

    A man and woman take a selfie in front of Rome’s Fontana del Tritone
  • Thursday, 13 June, 2024
    FT GlobetrotterA summer in Rome special
    Layers of Lazio: a cultural weekend on Rome’s coast

    Explore Etruscan necropoli and imposing medieval castles taken over by pirates and Nazis, just under an hour from the capital

    Castello di Santa Severa: a pink-hued medieval castle on a beach
  • Wednesday, 12 June, 2024
    FT GlobetrotterA summer in Rome special
    Iced gems: chef Jacob Kenedy’s guide to the best gelato in Rome

    The man behind London’s Bocca di Lupo restaurant and Gelupo gelateria shares his go-to places for a scoop or two

    A hand holding a tub of apple, watermelon and lemon gelato at Giolitti, Rome
  • Tuesday, 11 June, 2024
    FT GlobetrotterA summer in Rome special
    Because the night: an illuminating walk through Rome after dark

    The air is cooler, the crowds have thinned, the landmarks are beautifully lit up — the Eternal City is at its best once the sun has gone down

    Sant’Angelo Castle and Bridge, Rome, illuminated at night, with their lights reflected in the river
  • Monday, 10 June, 2024
    HTSI
    How French fine dining ate New York

    Manhattan’s hottest new restaurants are all about the haute cuisine

    The dining room at Four Twenty Five in Midtown
  • Friday, 7 June, 2024
    HTSI
    The best smash burgers in the world

    Around the globe in American-style patties

    A bacon cheeseburger at the North London pop-up Supra Burger
  • Tuesday, 4 June, 2024
    How To Spend It In...
    Bridgerton star Victor Alli takes us to his Hackney manor

    For the East London actor, it’s all about cafés, culture – and the neighbourhood catwalk

    Victor Alli outside Lauriston Grocers, Lauriston Road, near Victoria Park, E8. He wears a Louis Vuitton suit
  • Tuesday, 4 June, 2024
    FT Globetrotter
    Time to walk The Line, London’s groundbreaking art trail

    Tracing the Greenwich Meridian is an 8km waterside route that takes in an Antony Gormley ‘cloud’, Tracey Emin birds and an upside-down pylon

    Red, yellow, black and grey floral illustrations by the artist Madge Gill (1882-1961) reproduced on the side of a bridge crossing the River Lea in east London
  • Monday, 3 June, 2024
    FT GlobetrotterTips from the top
    My perfect Melbourne weekend, by National Gallery of Victoria director Tony Ellwood

    Where the man at the helm of the NGV likes to shop, dine, take in art — and go for a day trip to the nearby wine regions

    National Museum of Victoria director Tony Ellwood leaning against the corner of a white wall in one of the gallery’s museums
  • Tuesday, 28 May, 2024
    FT Globetrotter
    Keeping it reel: a look behind London’s independent cinema scene

    Meet the people who curate the pioneering programmes at four venues that are must-visits for film buffs

    A promotional poster for ‘Landrián’, a documentary about the Cuban filmmaker Nicolás Guillén Landrián that was screened at the Barbican this year. It features three identical black and white stills of a young Black man looking through a historic movie camera; there is a bullet hole through the the second still
  • Monday, 27 May, 2024
    FT Globetrotter
    Gooseberries: the taste of the British summertime

    Warmer weather brings these translucent fruit, but their moment in the sun is fleeting. Catch them while you can in these creative takes on the menu at London’s top restaurants

    A row of red gooseberries hanging from a leafy thin branch
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