Travel – Page 2 – Jaime Gillin

Check In, Check Out: Hotel Saint Cecilia in Austin, Texas | The New York Times

Named after the patron saint of music, Hotel Saint Cecilia is already a favorite of big-name musicians who swing into town to play on the city’s countless stages.

Malibu Wines | T: The New York Times Style Magazine

“If anybody said this was Malibu, you’d say they were crazy,” says Richard Hirsh, the millionaire clothier-turned-vintner standing in the vineyards of his Cielo Farms estate.

36 Hours in Kyoto, Japan | The New York Times

Kyoto, the former imperial capital of Japan, is a vibrant mash-up, an ancient city electrified by the breathtakingly new.

Elle Decor Goes to Tokyo | Elle Decor

Japan’s capital is a compelling study in contrasts—sprawling yet full of intimate neighborhoods; ancient yet up-to-the-minute. Here’s how to navigate its riches.

El Cosmico: Trailer Made | ReadyMade

The brainchild of Austin-based hotelier Liz Lambert, El Cosmico is a new kind of lodging: part trailer park, part creative commune, “a Trans-Pecos kibbutz
for the 21st century.”

North Lake Tahoe’s New Look | Travel + Leisure

A new Ritz-Carlton and a slew of shops and restaurants are bringing a dose of fresh glamour to this renowned playground.

36 Hours in Austin, Texas | The New York Times

The city’s unofficial motto, “Keep Austin Weird,” blares from bumper stickers on BMWs and jalopies alike, on T-shirts worn by joggers along Lady Bird Lake and in the windows of independently owned shops and restaurants. It’s an exhortation for a city that clings to eccentricity, even in the face of rapid development.