WordSmith: The Mr & Mrs Smith Travel Blog

Food and drink

The drinker’s guide to Lisbon

What to sip and where to get it in Portugal’s coastal capital city. Saude!

By Martin Dickie

Destination guides

4 Ways to Explore Ecuador, South America’s best-kept secret

By Martin Dickie

News

What’s happening around the world in August

By Amelia Mularz

Adventure

Where to work out in London: 5 exercises that top the treadmill

By Lauren Coffey

Art

Ode to the beach read: the best summer books of the past 20 years

By Amelia Mularz

The Standard, Downtown LA | rooftop pool

Hotels

Swimming in the sky: the world’s best rooftop pools

By Anna Hann

Adventure

The 6 coolest ocean experiences to have in the Maldives

By Kathryn Romeyn

Hotels

Travel tales: BAFTA winner Jacquie Lawrence in NYC and memoirist Nadja Spiegelman in Marrakech

In honour of Pride Month, we’re featuring hotel reviews from two of our favourite Mrs & Mrs Smith couples

By Amelia Mularz

Food and drink

Cup and away – the tea drinker’s travel guide

By Hamish Roy

Tower of St Vincent | Tower of Belem | Lisbon, Portugal

Destination guides

Spotlight on Lisbon: what’s the holiday-hotspot formula?

By Martin Dickie

Food and drink

The drink that’ll help you live to 100 and the Italian village that inspired it

By Sarah Jappy

Music

London still rocks: the city’s best alternative bars and gig venues

By Kate Weir

Destination guides

Beyond the Floating City: 5 day trips from Venice

By Charlotte Davies

Destination guides

Hello, Halkidiki: a spotlight on northern Greece

By Sarah Jappy

News

Travel tales: gauchos galore, a showstopper in NYC and more…

By Amelia Mularz

Mirador Las Torres, Chile; best hikes in South America

Adventure

5 Soul-stirring hikes in the Andes

By Martin Dickie

Hotels

Animal psychics, massages and other over-the-top hotel amenities for pets

By Amelia Mularz

Hotels

Big-screen stars: the world’s best hotel cinemas

Check in, chill out and pass the popcorn – these hotels were made for movie lovers

By Kate Weir

Food and drink

5 Dishes you must eat in Athens

By Kathryn Romeyn

Destination guides

The insider’s guide to the Cotswolds

By Clara Strunck

Honeymoons

The honeymooner’s guide to emojis

By Amelia Mularz

Shopping

A cocktail lover’s guide to Mexico City

By Adam Hurly

The Resort at Pedregal restaurant, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

News

Travel tales: whale-watching in Cabo, desserts in the desert, and a Roman holiday

By Amelia Mularz

Destination guides

East London by bike: stylish wheels, street art and pastry pit stops

By Lauren Coffey

Shopping

Adventures in HiFi: where to shop this Record Store Day

By Richard MacKichan

Music

Zen on the go: 7 yoga poses for travellers

By Amelia Mularz

Food and drink

The most decadent Easter desserts in London

By Kate Weir

Music

The indie rocker’s guide to Nanjing, China

By Jennifer Conrad

Fashion

Well-groomed guests: pet-travel tips from Mungo & Maud

The founders of London’s most fashionable dog and cat outfitters tell us their tales of travelling with furry friends in tow

By Richard MacKichan

Food and drink

National Beer Day: 9 must-visit breweries and distilleries in the US

By Adam Hurly

Casa San Agustín hotel, Cartagena, Colombia

News

Travel tales: Pandora Sykes in Colombia, Alice Tate in the Cotswolds and Max Samis in Utah

By Amelia Mularz

Hotel Palazzo Manfredi, Rome, Italy, Colosseum

Hotels

Top hotels near Rome’s major landmarks

By Clara Strunck

News

Where to watch this summer’s total eclipse

By Amelia Mularz

Food and drink

How to drink like an ancient Greek

By Sarah Jappy

Destination guides

Food for thought: Tokyo’s high-tech tribute to Japanese cuisine

The Mysterious Restaurant of the Food God, an interactive digital art exhibit, lets you play with oversized mushrooms and feel like a grain of rice.

By Amelia Mularz

News

The Mr & Mrs Smith team shares the best trips they’ve taken with mum

By Clara Strunck

Hotels

Swell stays: the best surf hotels around the world

By Amelia Mularz

Recipes

Mile-high cocktail club: Old Fashioneds en route to Kentucky’s Bourbon Trail

By Celine Bossart

Music

Where to go for live music in New York City

By Adam Hurly

Estancia la Bamba de Areco, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Food and drink

Top 5 cities for food-focused travel in South America

By Martin Dickie

Hotels

What’s in a (room) name? The hidden histories behind one London hotel

By Sarah Jappy

Sublime Comporta hotel, Comporta, Portugal

News

Top 10 travel trends for summer 2017

By Amelia Mularz

The ultimate foodie escape in Tulum, Mexico

Food and drink

How to hobnob with Tulum’s coolest chefs: the ultimate foodie retreat

By Amelia Mularz

Shopping

A guide to pawn shopping in New York City with Gold Girl

By Amelia Mularz

Destination guides

8 Days in Sri Lanka: a city-to-sea itinerary

Here’s how we’d fit floating walkways, golden Buddhas tea trails and sloth bears into a Sri Lanka getaway.

By Kate Weir

What to eat in Brazil: the best coxinhas in Sao Paulo

Food and drink

Heading to Brazil? Be sure to eat this

By Adam Hurly

Destination guides

How to holiday like a Spartan: a guide to East Peloponnese, Greece

By Sarah Jappy

Beauty

Bathe your way through Budapest: 5 public bathhouses to visit

By Adam Hurly

Adventure

How to swim with sharks like a pro

By Sarah Jappy

Food and drink

Sip on this: a guide to Cape Town’s artisanal gin scene

By Kathryn Romeyn

Destination guides

5 Things to know before visiting Vienna

By Adam Hurly

From the suitcase of

From the suitcase of… Todd Snyder

By Amelia Mularz

Destination guides

The alternative guide to Thailand

By Kate Weir

Destination guides

Heading to Sundance? 5 things to know about Park City, Utah

By Amelia Mularz

James and Tamara Lohan, Mr & Mrs Smith Hotel Awards, London, England

News

A toast to the best hotels in the world

By Team Smith

Destination guides

Henry Holland’s guide to London

By Amelia Mularz

Family travel

Where to take your kids for New Year’s Eve

By Anna Hann

Destination guides

The New Potato’s guide to New York City

The Kosann sisters know food and relaxation (they’re spa judges in the Mr & Mrs Smith Hotel Awards)… they also know where to stay and where to get a decent cup of coffee in NYC.

By Laura Bolt

Art

5 Day trips from Paris (that aren’t Versailles or Disneyland)

By Adam Hurly

Hotels

Top 10 destinations for New Year’s Eve

By Clara Strunck

Food and drink

Where to celebrate Christmas in London

By Kate Weir

Shopping

The coolest Christmas markets in Europe

By Lauren Coffey

Q&As

Miami nice: Smith meets Porter magazine

By Sarah Jappy

News

Request an Uber, win a hotel stay

By Amelia Mularz

Shopping

A gift guide for the travel-obsessed

Has anyone ever actually asked for a partridge in a pear tree? Nah. We know what your favourite people want…

By Amelia Mularz

Destination guides

Designer Anine Bing’s guide to Los Angeles

By Amelia Mularz

Recipes

Mile-high cocktail club: French 75s en route to London

By Celine Bossart

Shopping

What to pack for Thanksgiving weekend

By Lauren Coffey

Adventure

Gaucho getaways from Buenos Aires

By Adam Hurly

Q&As

Behind the bar in Amsterdam: interview with mixologist Kevin Kroon

By Kate Weir

Destination guides

5 things to know before visiting Berlin

By Adam Hurly

From the suitcase of

From the suitcase of… model Ricardo Baldin

By David Gangel

Q&As

Olivia von Halle in the spotlight

By Richard MacKichan

Adventure

Hit the road: Portugal’s ultimate coastal drive

By Kathryn Romeyn

Adventure

The top 5 destinations for shark spotting

Looking for a holiday with bite? Here’s where to go and where to stay for a shark adventure.

By Hannah Jones

The Ultimate Guide to Istanbul Street Food

Food and drink

The ultimate guide to street food in Istanbul

By Kathryn Romeyn

A Guide to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

Destination guides

Sleep, eat, shop, spa: a guide to San Miguel de Allende

By Kathryn Romeyn

Food and drink

The insider’s guide to Melbourne

By Henry Ng

Food and drink

The 5 best breakfast tacos in Austin

By Adam Hurly

Adventure

Trails of the city: the best hikes in Los Angeles

By Bradley Lincoln

Food and drink

The rum (and vodka) diary: how I spent 7 days at a cocktail festival in New Orleans

By Celine Bossart

Family travel

A conversation about family travel with Maggie Bolger of Maggie & Rose

By Tamara Lohan

Shopping

The best analogue cameras for travellers

By Laura Bolt

Food and drink

Bagel wars: New York vs Montreal – where to get the best bite

By Adam Hurly

SideStory in conversation with photojournalist Stuart Freedman

Q&As

In conversation with Stuart Freedman: ‘A good photo isn’t usually an accident’

By Amelia Mularz

Food and drink

A guide to LA’s anti-coffee culture

By Kathryn Romeyn

Destination guides

24 Hours in… Chiang Rai, Thailand

Expect elephant encounters, lip-smacking curries and possibly a bit of chewing tobacco (tread cautiously!) in northern Thailand.

By Anne Roderique-Jones

Food and drink

The 5 best places for London street food

By Amelia Mularz

Hotels

What’s next for the other Mr & Mrs Smith? Breaks to heal the breakup

By Laura Bolt

Music

Introducing Obonjan: the best holiday you’ve never had

By Sarah Jappy

The Zetter Townhouse Marylebone afternoon tea

Food and drink

Elevating the bar: London’s best alcoholic afternoon teas

By Kate Weir

Food and drink

The best new restaurants in Los Angeles

By Kathryn Romeyn

News

Download this to-do app to make travelling a breeze

By Adam Hurly

News

Have you stayed at the best boutique hotel in the world?

Voting is open for the Mr & Mrs Smith Hotel Awards 2016. Pick the best boutique stay from now through 30 September.

By Amelia Mularz

From the suitcase of

From the suitcase of…Taylor James, professional dancer

By David Gangel

Best souvenirs to find in Rio de Janeiro Brazil

Shopping

A shopping guide to Rio (or how I spent all my money at the Olympics)

By Amelia Mularz

Adventure

Biking Charleston: a video tour on two wheels

By Amelia Mularz

Kasbah Tamadot, Atlas Mountains, Morocco

Honeymoons

The ultimate honeymoon in Morocco

By Rachel Juarez-Carr

Q&As

Checking in with Suzy Ryoo, techie traveller and master at OOO messages

By Amelia Mularz

Q&As

Checking in with Rameet Chawla, follicly-blessed globetrotter and founder of Fueled

By Amelia Mularz

Honeymoons

Romancing the drone: the latest honeymoon trend

By Amelia Mularz

Honeymoons

The best honeymoon retreats for wine lovers

By Natacha Tonissoo

Shopping

Burn, baby, burn: travel candles by destination

By Laura Bolt

Hotels

All eyes on Rio: a peek inside the Olympic city’s top hotels

Is Rio ready? From the looks of these boutique stays – with their sprawling suites, cliffside pools and Olympic party plans – we’d say absolutely.

By Amelia Mularz

Honeymoons

The best honeymoon suites in the world

By Laura Bolt

Food and drink

The drink that was made for poolside in LA

By Laura Bolt

News

Choose your own adventure: Brexit edition

By Kate Weir

Q&As

Meet Diana Verde Nieto: the woman keeping the luxury travel world on its toes

By Amelia Mularz

Destination guides

Five reasons to go to Hampshire

By Sarah Jappy

News

Goodbye hotel check-in times! (Well, for some)

By Amelia Mularz

Smith party in boutique hotel in Los Angeles

News

Happy birthday to us! A night of wanderlust and wellness in LA

By Laura Bolt

Shopping

Beat jet lag with these natural remedies

By Laura Bolt

Destination guides

A tale of two city beaches: New York’s Coney Island and Rockaway Beach

By Amelia Mularz

Shopping

The best (and most bizarre) souvenirs from Cornwall

By Kate Weir

Shopping

In the bag: the best luggage for savvy travellers

By Amelia Mularz

Love is Love Gay pride rainbow flag on O'Connell Street, Dublin, Ireland.

News

Love is love: how to celebrate LGBT pride in 7 cities around the world

By Amelia Mularz

News

The best travel Instagrams of the week

Have you gotten your daily dose of wanderlust? We’re eyeing Cabo, Istanbul and more…

By Annie White

Art

Beyond the Fringe: Edinburgh’s best film festivals

By Kate Weir

Hotels

Hotel heroes: 7 properties that give back

By Lauren Coffey

Art

The greatest hotel hits from designer Philippe Starck

By Kate Weir

Best instagrams of the week from around the world

News

The best travel Instagrams of the week

By Louis Sheridan

Q&As

Toddler tattoos and bribery: a conversation with Sally Webb on family travel

By Amelia Mularz

Food and drink

Nuns, guns and buns: a scandal-filled pastry tour in Sicily

By Kate Weir

From the suitcase of

From the suitcase of… Maxine Bédat

This sustainable fashion entrepreneur’s all-time greatest souvenir is of the living, breathing variety. Read on for more…

By Kate Thorman

Adventure

The ultimate summer bucket list

By Amelia Mularz

News

The best travel Instagrams of the week

By Annie White

Shopping

Shop the hotels: the Artist Residence’s new online store

By Amelia Mularz

Destination guides

Oslo in the know: Highasakite’s guide to Norway’s capital

By Richard MacKichan

Designers Robert Tagliapietra and Jeffrey Costello

From the suitcase of

From the suitcase of… Robert Tagliapietra and Jeffrey Costello

By Kate Thorman

News

The traveller’s guide to emojis

By Amelia Mularz

Food and drink

Where to eat and what to order in West Sweden

By Sarah Jappy

Interview with Claire Mazur the co-founder of Of A Kind

From the suitcase of

From the suitcase of… Claire Mazur

By Kate Thorman

Food and drink

The best Mexican food around the world, from Tulum to Tokyo

By Amelia Mularz

Food and drink

Where to eat in Singapore: 6 can’t-miss spots

From Spanish tapas to American brunch to Australian-style grilling, Singapore has an international array of fine foodie options.

By Lauren Coffey

Q&As

Q&A with Chris Blackwell, the music mogul-turned-hotelier

By Amelia Mularz

News

Diary alert: Urban Village Fete

By Amelia Mularz

News

Meet the most beloved bellhop in NYC

By Amelia Mularz

Shopping

Where to go in Milan based on your style

By Kate Weir

Matthew Malin of Malin + Goetz cosmetics

From the suitcase of

From the suitcase of… Matthew Malin

By Laura House

Beauty

How to hammam: get soaped and sloshed the right way

By Sarah Jappy

Lobby Boy, Grand Budapest Hotel, Wes Anderson

News

An ode to bellhops: 10 things you never knew about the hotel frontmen

By Amelia Mularz

News

The 7 stages of modern jet lag

By Marina Mularz

Art

Car parks: the world’s coolest venues?

By Sarah Jappy

Art

Czech, please: the design lover’s guide to Prague

By Kate Weir

Recipes

Taste of Morocco: a chicken pastilla recipe to transport you to Fez

By Kate Weir

Food and drink

Where to find the best coffee in London

By Lauren Coffey

Adventure

Cycling in Europe: the best trails and bike-friendly stays

Cycling holidays in Europe are more Lycra-clad than leisurely, but exertions are richly rewarded: hidden city byways are yours to explore, wine-tasting stops at passing vineyards are heartily encouraged, and it’s eco-friendly travel at its greenest.

By Kate Weir

classic vintage cars and clothes are for sale at the Classic Car Boot Sale in London

News

Diary alert: London’s coolest vintage fair

By Sarah Jappy

Find the best places to get brunch in Dublin at Super Miss Sue in the heart of Dublin

Food and drink

Heal your St Patrick’s Day hangover: where to brunch in Dublin

By Lauren Coffey

Find lavender beauty products while shopping in New Mexico at Los Poblanos Farm Shop

Hotels

See the hotel with 25 acres of herbs

By Amelia Mularz

Deals

Easter getaways: indulge your post-Lent cravings

By Amelia Mularz

eat and drink in manchester while at the oast house

Food and drink

Guide to Manchester: how to eat and drink like a local

By Kate Weir

From the suitcase of

From the suitcase of… travel tastemakers Drea Sobieski and Grant Legan

By Amelia Mularz

Food and drink

Venice’s best bacari: a cicchetti cheat sheet

The ‘internet’ is fond of telling people that a stay in Venice is not for gourmands. We say, Venice may not wow the Michelin-star chaser who likes shocking innovation – but it can more than pique the palate of the foodie flâneur, with bite-size cicchetti served in Venice’s best bacari: low-key Italian tapas bars thronged by…

By Lucy Fennings

News

Drafts and DJs: the rave-style craft beer festival in London

By Richard MacKichan

News

The best travel Instagrams of the week

By Amelia Mularz

Hotels

Raising the (mini)bar: the world’s best in-room amenities

By Sarah Jappy

Shopping

5 times fashion took a cue from travel

By Amelia Mularz

Hotels

Match your favourite movie nominee with a boutique escape

By Sarah Jappy

News

Travel-themed Valentine’s Day cards: print and pass to everyone in airport security

By Marina Mularz

News

The best travel Instagrams of the week

By Amelia Mularz

Hotels

Engaging getaways: 5 romantic hotels to propose in

By Kate Weir

Hotels

Year of the Monkey: where to stay for a simian sighting

By Lauren Coffey

Music

The year’s top music festivals around the world

Banish thoughts of blizzards and cast your mind forward to sun-drenched fields, thousands of grinning faces and loud, loud music. As festival-lineup-announcement season begins in earnest, we take a look ahead to where’s worth jumping on a plane for this year…

By Richard MacKichan

Hotels

Travel tales from Mr & Mrs Smith

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