The Journal · dispatches between trips
Postcards from the cast trip
Trip recaps, travel tips, and little black books — written in the same voice that plans your itinerary.
July 21, 2026
Marble, Monuments & Martinis: A Waldorf Astoria Washington DC Stay
A 120-year-old post office turned marble palace, a José Andrés fever dream on the ground floor, and an atrium that reinvents itself with every season.
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July 21, 2026
Desert Gold: A Scottsdale-Adjacent Stay at the Arizona Biltmore
A Frank Lloyd Wright landmark, a members-only citrus lounge pouring lemon drop martinis from breakfast onward, and a desert that turns gold at exactly the right hour.
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July 21, 2026
Thirty, Flirty & Sun-Drunk: A Madeira Birthday at Saccharum
Two 30ths, one sugar-cane palace on Madeira's sunniest coast, and a January that clearly never got the memo about winter — rooftop pools very much included.
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