EDITOR'S LETTER:

Europe is on our minds this month, especially Geneva, which this month will host the annual Geneva Motor Show. It’s the event of the year for motoring aficionados, when many of the marques make announcements and big reveals, and among the most exciting is the uber-exclusive Mercedes-Maybach G 650 Landaulet. With just 99 of these magnificent cars in production, Destinations of the World News was just one of a handful invited to experience the Landaulet in action while on safari in the Madikwe Game Reserve in South Africa. While you’re in Switzerland, we also bring you a feature on Geneva’s haute horology and the artisan quarter of Carouge. Next, we feature the enchanting French capital of Paris, to inspire you to experience the city’s captivating five-star hotels and the charming Parisian sites with your little ones in tow. Also in the issue, we bring you a special feature on boutique hotels, with interviews with hotelier and designer extraordinaire Kit Kemp and Small Luxury Hotels of the World CEO Filip Boyen about why small is big, and profiles of a few of our favourite Italian boutiques. Lingering awhile in Italy, we explore the rose-tinted Dolomites mountains – a place of celestial landscapes, splendid isolation, and incredible food, and hop across to Stockholm to sample more exemplary cuisine in Stockholm, one of Europe’s cutting-edge culinary hotspots.