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London Travel Guide by The Purple Passport

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A LONG CATEGORY NAME. Remember me Forgot Password. Sign up for a Purple Passport account to get started. Ye Olde Meets Oh-So-Contemporary. Bette Midler once said, "When it's three o'clock in New York, it's still 1938 in London." With all due respect to the Divine Miss M, we beg to differ. True, there's a lot of seriously old stuff in this jewel of a city by the Thames, from world famous historic sites like the Tower of London. To the ancient artifacts at the British Museum. Personal butlers, anyone?

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Paris Travel Guide by The Purple Passport

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A LONG CATEGORY NAME. Remember me Forgot Password. Sign up for a Purple Passport account to get started. The Seine River, which bisects the city, is like a tributary of nostalgia. Whether you land on its bohemian Left Bank or elegant Right Bank, around every corner lie the remnants of another era. An afternoon spent at the Musée du Louvre. Where everything from the marble and gold lobby filled with fine art to the gilt-infused treatments at the George V Spa. Or channel a courtly. Over cocktails at Bar 228.

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New York Travel Guide by The Purple Passport

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A LONG CATEGORY NAME. Remember me Forgot Password. Sign up for a Purple Passport account to get started. Cosmopolitan to the Core. Though we "heart" all five of New York's boroughs and cover our assorted favorites from various boroughs in this guide, our focus is on Manhattan because, well, Manhattan is arguably the heart of the heart. And because, among The Purple Passport's team, we have a combined 20 plus years of living in Manhattan, so we've learned a thing or two about the island! Art, dining, and ...

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Beijing Travel Guide by The Purple Passport

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A LONG CATEGORY NAME. Remember me Forgot Password. Sign up for a Purple Passport account to get started. From Imperial Hutong to Designer High Rise. Just like the Taijitu (traditional Chinese symbol for yin yang), the layout of the city itself comes in the form of nested circles. Those ancient royals were nothing if not scrupulous city planners: the emperor's throne in the magnificent Forbidden City. On the east side of the city is the expat-friendly, entertainment-heavy Chaoyang district, which balances...

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Los Angeles Travel Guide by The Purple Passport

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A LONG CATEGORY NAME. Remember me Forgot Password. Sign up for a Purple Passport account to get started. Perhaps you're partial to the paparazzi frenzy that is E! Then you'll want to check into either the Chateau Marmont. Or Sunset Tower Hotel. Notorious party pads for rockers and actors alike. Grab your morning brew at The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf. Where Perez Hilton perched in the early days of his celeb gossip blog), then follow the stardust to either Robertson Boulevard. Or The Peninsula Beverly Hills.

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Palm Beach Travel Guide by The Purple Passport

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A LONG CATEGORY NAME. Remember me Forgot Password. Sign up for a Purple Passport account to get started. The High Life at Sea Level. If great resorts with a wealth of amenities (beach, pool, spa, golf, and tennis) are your thing, there's a lot of low-hanging fruit to be had here. The cream of the crop is undoubtedly The Breakers. And The Ritz-Carlton, Palm Beach. Have family appeal, while The Omphoy Ocean Resort. And treat your feet to bejeweled sandals at il Sandalo. Stop by C. Orrico. If all this talk ...

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Taipei Travel Guide by The Purple Passport

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A LONG CATEGORY NAME. Remember me Forgot Password. Sign up for a Purple Passport account to get started. Often loosely translated as the "five elements" or "five states of change.". Everywhere as the race toward the future sometimes carries you back to the past. Let's start, as the philosophers do, with wood, one of Taipei's most abundant natural assets. The outskirts of Taipei hold lush, mountainous forests, which you can hike through in Yangmingshan National Park. Just as wood is fuel to fire, these wo...

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Washington, DC Travel Guide by The Purple Passport

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A LONG CATEGORY NAME. Remember me Forgot Password. Sign up for a Purple Passport account to get started. Hip In the past decade, there's been an influx of residents in their 20s and early 30s who have prompted a boom in fashion-forward boutiques, hot nightlife spots, and stylish hotels. Now cool and cosmopolitan, colonial and conservative all at once, the diamond-shaped city is as glittering and tough as its gemstone counterpart, with as many faces. To get up close and personal with the political machine...