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 ‘Volante’ began with a feature in Bali, Indonesia, in our first issue on October 20, 1997. Here are some selected articles from Lucire’s history, with the earliest article on this page dating from 1998. Listing is in approximate reverse chronological order and separated into regions.
Europe
Summer in London
Stanley Moss packs in a lot on his London walkabout, from Asian food to Guy Bourdin Escaping Florence
Stanley Moss says Villa La Vedetta is the perfect antidote
to the stresses and strains of bella Firenze
photographed by the author
Inns en route
Stanley Moss samples some
of Paris’s inns in one of our most comprehensive guides to the
city’s accommodation
Expanded from
issue 15 of Lucire
Soirées d’exception
The Château de Mirambeau offers more than just great accommodation:
this month, it hosts two symphony orchestras by Stanley
Moss
photographed by the author Winner a whiner, dinner a
winner
A recent review of the Brunello Ristorante by Michael Winner
has Stanley Moss puzzled as to which parallel
universe the former film director resides in Dutch on the fly
You cannot go around the world in a day, but you can get a taste
of it with a stopover in Amsterdam by Elyse Glickman
photographed by the author
Expanded
from issue 23 of Lucire The culinary traveller
Stanley Moss heads to
Normandie, with an insider’s tip to one of the best properties
in the region
photographed by the author and courtesy Château
d’Audrieu Road to Champagne
Jack Yan arrives in Paris
for a romantic holiday and heads out to Champagne, in Part One
of our two-part story on his tour of the region
photographed by the author
Excerpted
from issue 22 of Lucire Serious stargazing
On February 17, the A-list is expected at the new Brunello
Lounge & Restaurant in Roma, writes Stanley Moss
Expanded
from issue 22 of Lucire
An elegant première
Bobby, a film about Robert F. Kennedy’s assassination,
premières at Baglioni’s Luna Hotel by Stanley
Moss
Bilbao’s restoration and
renaissance
Bilbao has recently found its soul, with its mixed Spanish and Basque
heritages by Elyse Glickman
photographed by the author
from the March
2005 print issue of Lucire
Paying tribute
We get to Normandie, France ahead of the President and the 60th
anniversary commemorations of the D-Day landings by Jack
Yan
photographed by the author
Escape to Umbria
The largely undiscovered Umbria region in Italy is a godsend for
those who love village walks, wines and culinary adventures as it
becomes “the new Tuscany”
by Pameladevi Govinda
photographed by Georgina Crowley and the author
Two specials of Verona
The Due Torri Hotel Baglioni celebrates Christmas and New Year with
a special for Lucire readers
24 hours in Sancerre
We visit one of Sancerre’s most distinguished winemakers, Jean-Paul
Labaille, and sample the town’s famous Crottin de Chavignol
and wines by Pameladevi Govinda
photographed by Jim Randall
Finding tranquillity
Avoiding the tourist traps between Monaco and St Raphaël,
Lucire ventures to find the perfect mixture of tranquillity
and cosmopolitanism by Jack Yan
photographed by the author
Earth from above
Yann Arthus-Bertrand’s photographs arrive in Stockholm and
Oslo and remind us of our obligation to our fellow world citizens
by Jack Yan
photographs of the exhibition in Stockholm by the author
Hot spots
Korcula and the beautiful Dalmatian coastline are a relaxing world away from the troubles of neighbouring
regions by Fiona Scott
photographed by the author
La dolce vita
The beauty of Roma is not just in the art; it's also in the food
and wine by Fiona Scott
photographed by the author
Asia
Multiple energies in Mumbai
The Four Seasons has assembled some of its top staff in Mumbai,
delivering everything one expects from the top hotel brand in
a new property by Stanley Moss
photographed by the author or courtesy of the Four Seasons
Mumbai
To
the Manor, reborn
Stanley Moss, in India for an unexpectedly long holiday,
finds solace at New Delhi’s boutique hotel, the Manor
photographed by the author
Brunei by light
John Bowie travels to
Brunei as it prepares for the Sultan’s birthday and finds
it a charming and clean spot in Asia, with a hint of the Arabian
photographed by the author
Seoul searching: the World Cup cities
Lucire visits Seoul and Paris, the current and former host
capitals of soccer’s World Cup, and concludes both are worthwhile
destinations for the summer 2002 traveller by Jack Yan
photographed by the author
Getting to know you
Lucire at Asia’s best luxury hotel, the Regent Bangkok—a
haven in the Thai heat with a concierge’s database that includes
astrologers and amenities that are “the business” in the
city by Jack Yan
Thai excursion
Lucire’s Fiona Scott trades office and computer for
backpack and bahts by Fiona Scott
photographed by the author
Americas
Nature prevails
Custo Barcelona will go beyond its fashion design roots with the
interiors at Capricho, a Cancun resort. Kamitha Sloan gives
a preview
City deep, mountain
high
This Canadian heartland city boasts a wealth of hip restaurants,
chic boutiques, history and culture as rich as its oilfields
and as hearty as its cattle industry
by Elyse Glickman
photographed by the author
Plus ça change
This year is a great time to rediscover Québec City on its
400th anniversary and experience its move into the 21st century, writes
Elyse Glickman
photographed by the author
Expanded from
issue 26 of Lucire California dreaming
You can hit the great outdoors for biking and hiking, kick it
up a notch on the culinary and cultural front, or simply kick
back in a seaside city—look no further than San Diego.
It’s the southern California dream worth living by Karen
Loftus
You’ve
got to eat it to save it
If you’ve got a cultural, creative and culinary appetite or
a passionate thirst for intrigue and history, then pull up a
chair, grab a plate and take a big ol’ bite out of New Orleans
by Karen Loftus
photographed by the author and Elyse Glickman ¡Cena spectacular!
Stanley Moss visits
a Spanish-themed eatery in the ever-popular Northeast district
of Portland, Or., Toro Bravo, helmed by one of the city’s most
memorable chefs
photographed by the author Five days in Manhattan
Douglas Rimington
spends five days in New York, finding his preconceptions
shattered
photographed by
the author
Expanded
from issue 21 of Lucire
For the wine lovers
CordeValle might not be in Napa or Sonoma, but it is a well
kept secret for romantic wine-lovers by Elyse Glickman
photographed by the author
Expanded
from issue 21 of Lucire
Green party
Meadowood brings old-school Napa food and wine culture together
with a touch of the Hamptons, write Elyse Glickman and
Sandi Margolis
photographed by the authors
From issue
20 of Lucire Shining a Beacon
The Beacon Hotel in Miami is a treat—the place to be as we
checked out the city’s trendiest scene
Shopping, New England style
Finding true New England style in Newburyport, Mass., with the most
stylish boutiques in the city by Alicia Le Blanc
photographed by the author
FYI: NY
People venture to New York for the lifestyle. But what’s truly in
and not overly touristy? by Pamela Carpio and Joanna
Black
photographed by Henry Hargreaves
from the April
2005 print issue of Lucire
California living
The Avalon Hotel in Beverly Hills shatters stereotypes about Americana:
it is welcoming, elegant and restrained by Jack Yan
photographed by the author
The spirit of Bacardi
The home of Bacardi since the Cuban Revolution, Puerto Rico offers
the home of Bacardi and the sights of Cataneo and Old San Juan by
Pameladevi Govinda
The first XV
 Fourth
anniversary special Flying in to Boston after 15 hours on a
plane, the Fifteen Beacon is a godsend, while the very Bostonian
and chic area around Beacon Hill helps keep a traveller’s balance
by Jack Yan
photographed by the author
It will be forever
 Third
anniversary special The Napa Valley is the closest California
has to utopia by Jack Yan
photographed by the author
Australia and New Zealand
Capital dining
Jack Yan, who entertains visitors to Lucire’s
HQ in Wellington, New Zealand,
summarizes his favourite places for dining Plane to see
There are now three airlines wanting New Zealand travellers’
money, with Pacific Blue having launched. Which is best?
Jack Yan
flies all three
Band camp goes to Queenstown
42 Below’s Cocktail World Cup shows New Zealand in a great light, as Karen Loftus recalls the 2006 competition
photographed by the author
Expanded from issue 22 of Lucire
Splendid isolation
Blanket Bay in the Otago
region is rumoured to be a celebrity getaway. Jack
Yan sees a five-star boutique resort
photographed by Douglas
Rimington
From issue
16 of Lucire
The wild west
New Zealand’s west coast, with its stunning Pancake Rocks,
is a destination for the adventurer by Jo Donnelly
photographed by the author and courtesy Hydrangea Cottages
The good, the bad and the pretty
In Nelson, New Zealand, sampling the happening restaurants and playing
tourist in a town known for being a holidaying destination—but not
everything is up to international standards by Jack Yan
photographed by the author and Rachel McRae
Down south where I am free
We take in Dunedin and rediscover where the real, fair dinkum
New Zealand attitude resides by Jack Yan
photographed by the author
Dressed in Jag
Steve McNulty's Classic Jaguar Limousines’ service is the most
stylish way to travel the southern part of New Zealand by Jack
Yan
photographed by the author
Oceania
Fiji fiesta
Lucire goes in search of sea, sand and serenity on the island
paradise of Fiji by Fiona Scott and Joanne Smith
photographed by Fiona Scott
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