People & Places

We’re a team that lives and breathes travel, with beautiful destinations and undiscovered locations constantly on our minds. Some of us prefer to go off-grid, under-the-radar, or off-the-beaten-track, while others get mistaken for locals at our old favourite haunts. Wherever we are in the world, or wherever we’re planning to go next, follow our journeys and pick up our insider knowledge along the way.

Umbria

What to bring for an escape to Tuscany and Umbria

Picture this: you’re sipping a negroni as you admire the patchwork of undulating hills before you, peppered with towering cypress trees and warmed by the pink-hued glow of golden hour.

17 August 2023

Stockbridge

A local’s guide to Stockbridge, Edinburgh

Stockbridge resident Chloe Frost-Smith shares her neighbourhood favourites ahead of the Edinburgh Fringe Small but oh-so-quaint, what was once an outlying village has become a rather gentrified magnet for creatives,

3 August 2023

Cartagena

From Cartagena with love

Join Tanvi Chheda on a literary-inspired journey of the senses through the vibrant streets of Cartagena, Colombia’s ‘Jewel of the Indies’ Apalenquera, one of the colourfully-dressed black women who carry

25 July 2023

South Africa

Cape Town and the Garden Route: South Africa’s most scenic road trip

Abi Tottenham-Smith takes a walk (well, drive) on the wild side along South Africa’s Western Cape with photographer Kira Turnbull Topping my travel wish-list for a while – a cancelled

18 July 2023

Punta Tragara

Capri, unpacked: inside the iconic Punta Tragara Hotel

On the little Italian island celebrities can’t seem to get enough of, Luke Abrahams laps up la dolce vita from the apricot-hued, panoramically positioned Punta Tragara. The lowdown… Icons don’t get more iconic than this,

24 May 2023

Seville

The rain in Spain: sustainable travel notes from Seville

SLH’s Senior Content Editor, Chloe Frost-Smith, reflects on the Global Sustainable Tourism Conference 2022 Throwing open the floor-to-ceiling doors in my courtyard-facing room on a balmy yet breezy December night

21 December 2022

Chloe

Q&A with Chloe Frost-Smith, SLH’s Senior Content Editor

TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF. WHERE ARE YOU FROM? I currently live in Cambridge but was born in Hong Kong and spent my childhood in Japan. Some of my earliest holiday memories are from

14 October 2022

Magali

Q&A with Magali Berardelli, SLH’s VIP Reservations Supervisor

TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF. WHERE ARE YOU FROM? Iwas born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina. After finishing university, I spent 10 years of my life living between the USA and South America.

29 September 2022

From Big Sky Country to the Big Apple: an American photo diary

Join Abi Tottenham-Smith, SLH’s Head of Social & Brand Content, on set across the states From the bright lights and bustling sidewalks of New York, to the wide open landscape of Montana where

16 September 2022

Lucy Kell

Q&A with Lucy Kell, SLH’s Social Media Manager

TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF. WHERE ARE YOU FROM? Igrew up in West London. I love the European feel to this part of town, from Notting Hill’s leafy terraces to Hyde Park.

8 July 2022