Where would you like to wake up?
Nine parts of the world we know how to arrange around you, and everywhere in between. Tell Livia the place, the season or simply the feeling.
The Mediterranean
White villages on limestone cliffs, quiet coves in the Cyclades and long lunches at anchor: the sea that invented the summer holiday, best seen from your own deck.
Amalfi Coast · Cyclades · Côte d'Azur · Sardinia · Croatia
Best season: May to October
The Caribbean
Trade winds, white sand and islands a short hop apart, made for a winter week under sail or a staffed villa above the bay.
St Barths · Antigua · The Grenadines · The Bahamas · Turks and Caicos
Best season: December to April
The Alps
Cold light, high peaks and the fire lit before you arrive: staffed chalets, the helicopter to the first run and the table that makes the day.
Courchevel · St Moritz · Zermatt · Gstaad · Verbier
Best season: December to April, and the high summer
Arabia
Dunes at first light, palace suites on the Gulf and desert camps with more staff than guests.
AlUla · Oman · Dubai · Abu Dhabi · Wadi Rum
Best season: October to April
Japan and Asia
Autumn maples in Kyoto, eight seats at a sushi counter and a ryokan with its own hot spring, then on to Bali or Bhutan.
Kyoto · Tokyo · Niseko · Bali · Bhutan
Best season: March to May, October to November
The Indian Ocean
Water villas over the reef and private islands, from the Maldives to the Seychelles, where the only schedule is the tide.
The Maldives · The Seychelles · Mauritius · Zanzibar
Best season: November to April
Africa
The great herds from a camp of your own, the Okavango by canoe and the Cape's vineyards, with a light aircraft between them and a guide who stays with you.
The Maasai Mara · The Serengeti · The Okavango Delta · Victoria Falls · Cape Town
Best season: June to October for safari, November to March at the Cape
The Americas
A suite above Central Park, the Napa harvest, deep powder in Aspen and the granite towers of Patagonia, one flight apart on your own schedule.
New York · Aspen · Napa Valley · Patagonia · Machu Picchu
Best season: All year: the north from May to October, the far south from November to March
The polar regions
Ice, silence and an expedition yacht with a suite to come home to, from the Antarctic Peninsula to Svalbard's midnight sun.
Antarctica · Svalbard · Greenland · The Norwegian fjords
Best season: November to March in the south, June to August in the north
Twelve places we know well.
MykonosWindmills above the harbour, long lunches on the beach, and the Cyclades on the horizon.
CapriThe Faraglioni, the Piazzetta after dark, and a boat of your own around the island.
St BarthsRed roofs above Gustavia harbour, white beaches and a lunch that lasts all afternoon.
KyotoTemple gardens, wooden streets and eight seats at a counter, with a ryokan to come home to.
CourchevelThe Three Valleys from your own front door, with the fire lit and the chef already at work.
PortofinoPainted houses around a tiny harbour, the yachts at anchor beyond, and the Ligurian coast on either side.
The MaldivesWater villas over the reef and islands with a single resort, where the only schedule is the tide.
St MoritzDry mountain air, a frozen lake that hosts horse racing, and palace hotels above the Engadin.
Lake ComoVillas and gardens running down to the water, and a varnished boat at the jetty.
Bora BoraAn old volcano in the bluest of lagoons, and a bungalow on stilts above it.
Saint-TropezYachts along the quay, pastel houses behind them, and the beaches of Pampelonne over the hill.
MarrakechCourtyard riads, the souks at dusk, and the Atlas on the horizon.