Elite Traveler January-February 2017

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Welcome The new year is a time whenmany of us take a hard look at our lives andmake promises to stop doing the bad stuff and start doing more good. It’s also a great time tomake plans. In this first issue of the year, we list our Top 100 hotels, providing you with plenty of inspiration. As the standard of hotels around the world continues to soar, making it onto any quality list is a challenge, but the Elite Traveler Top 100 list sets the highest standards and only the very best make it on. All 100 on this list therefore come with our seal of approval. Elsewhere in this issue, our team rounds up the best of the season’s Resort wear and reports from a drive through Spain to discover the inspiration behind one of the world’s first and finest supercars – the Lamborghini Miura. We also explore some of America’s best ski resorts. Meanwhile the intrepid Minty Clinch takes a fascinating journey to discover Ladakh, one of the most remote areas of the Himalayas, where legend has it the locals were so isolated that when they saw a plane for the first time they offered it food. We also get an insider’s guide to Abu Dhabi, meet legendary 1960s photographer Terry O’Neill, explore the delights of Hawaii and the Caribbean’s best villas.

Prabal Gurung cobalt and white bamboo printed blouse, $1,025, and skirt, $895; Valentino gold flat sandals, $895; Hamilton 18K white gold tennis bracelet with 5.03 carats diamonds, $15,500; Hueb Luminus Scatter studs in 18K white gold with 0.74 carats diamonds, $2,630; Pomellato small Nudo ring in 18K rose gold with blue topaz, $2,350

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@ELITETRAVELER AROUND THE WORLD Our editorial teamworks tirelessly all year round to uncover the ultimate in luxurious living, eating, sleeping, dressing and driving for discerning Elite Traveler readers

Behind the scenes at our cover shoot, on location at the Brazilian Court in Palm Beach

Editor-in-chief, Richard Cree, gets to fulfill a lifelong dream by taking a Lamborghini Miura for a spin in southern Spain

Luxury Editor Kristen Shirley tests out Stratajet’s service on a trip to Martha’s Vineyard