ESCAPE

TRAVEL/ CULTURE/ GARDENS

We all feel the pull of FAMILIAR PLACES: the reliable restaurant, the resort we return to year after year. Our edit of this month’s DESTINATIONS is designed to TEMPT you out of old predictable patterns and into the most EXCITING corners to eat, shop and stay. Dine the ZERO-WASTE way at the world’s first fully sustainable restaurant (p161) or hop over to BARCELONA, where an opulent new concept is pushing the boundaries of the fashion boutique (p162). Discover how the TEXAN capital became a buzzing, creative hub, which EASTERN EUROPEAN gem is being tipped as the place to go by travellers in-the-know and why a SOMERSET town is a hotbed of art, craft and creative weekending (p156). Pilgrim further afield to find sanctuary at a striking new JAPANESE retreat (p166), or face the ultimate frontier in experiential travel (p159). Explore, renew, reward yourself…