All posts by: Anna Watson Carl

Detoxing in Miami. Of All Places.

MIAMI – They wanted a healthy getaway. They found it in Miami Beach. Yes, really. At The Standard Spa, health is not an afterthought. It's a yoga-massage-pool-hamam lifestyle.

It's All Good at Round Hill

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica – It's impossible not to relax at Round Hill, one of the most beautiful spots ever. It oozes charm, with an old-world elegance carried over from its early jetsetter days.

Food Highs Down Under

NEW ZEALAND – Dotted with vineyards, olive groves, and small farms selling fresh goat cheese and alpaca sweaters, Waiheke might just be heaven on earth. The robust red wines and spicy green olive oil bring to mind a mini-Tuscany — only with beaches.

My Parisian Fantasy

PARIS, France – With a naughty chuckle he explains, "Madame Pompadour was fond of this glass because there was no stem. She preferred to stick it in her cleavage." 

Fathom Questionnaire: Anna Watson Carl

Bizarre travel rituals: Until recently, I took my childhood teddy bear with me on every trip. Once I accidentally left him in a hotel in Umbria and had to travel five hours by train to go back and get him.  

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