For starters, Adele announced her Vegas residency starting in 2022-all the more reason to plan a trip. With best in class offerings across the board when it comes to dining, shopping, and accommodations, you have to go out of your way to have a disappointing time in the infamous city. What happens in Vegas? Well, that depends what your interests are. READ REVIEWS The Fife Arms Westend61 // Getty Images Not so confident about driving on the other side of the road? Enter: the Royal Scotsman, a Belmond Train that is quite possibly the most luxuriously appointed way to take in the stunning countryside. Then it's up to the Scottish Highlands and the town of Braemar, which neighbors the queen's Balmoral, to stay at the the Fife Arms, a former Victorian-era coaching inn that was completely transformed by art world power couple Iwan and Manuela Wirth into an absolute jewel box of a property bursting with more than 16,000 works of art. But first, start in capital city Edinburgh to marvel at its eclectic mix of medieval and Georgian architecture and then check into the Balmoral, a Rocco Forte hotel (not to be confused with the queen's pad), for a night or two of 5-star pampering and Michelin-starred dining. Queen Elizabeth celebrates her platinum jubilee in 2022, and while that may be reason enough to go to London to witness all of the official celebrations that will swirl around Buckingham Palace in June, how about paying tribute to the UK's longest reigning monarch with a pilgrimage through her beloved Scotland? It's not hard to see why she retreats to the Highlands every summer to rest at Balmoral Castle, said to be her favorite palace. READ REVIEWS Sensei Lanai, a Four Seasons Resort M Swiet Productions // Getty Images Sans kids and looking to get back in touch with mind, body, and soul? Then head inland to the Four Seasons' sister property, the Sensei Lanai, a 24-acre oasis of tropical flora and verdant hills where the wellness-focused itinerary may include horseback riding, meditation, forest bathing, a thermal body mapping and sleep analysis, and deep soaks in Japanese onsen tubs, with all food courtesy of Nobu. He then spent another $450 million on the Four Seasons Lanai, filling it with museum-quality art and outposts of Malibu Farm and Nobu, along with all the requisite amenities of a 5-star oceanfront resort. Back in 2012, Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison bought 98% of the island for $3oo million with the ambition to turn it into an exclusive destination. So then, how can travelers do Hawaii with a conscience? First, don't add to the strain on Maui and head for much more remote Lanai instead. Overtourism in Hawaii has been a hot button issue in recent years (even more so in 2021 after the idyllic state experienced a major boom in travelers once its borders reopened), and one that was brilliantly satirized in HBO's The White Lotus.
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