Nic Roldan checked on his female friend shortly after arriving in Argen­tina in mid-November. Actually, she is more than just a friend; she is a business partner and at times a confidant. She can be high-maintenance, but she has been good for Roldan. He credits her with helping him emerge …

Casa de Campo in the Dominican Republic has recently completed a million renovation. Among its enhancements are 50 three- to eight-bedroom villas, each equipped with amenities such as a private pool, gazebo, home theater, and access to a personal chef. The 7,000-acre resort also has 165 newly renovated rooms …

A light mist was blowing over the harbor about 100 miles southwest of Rio de Janeiro as a speedboat approached the dock. After I climbed in and the boat had pulled away from the dock, the burbling of the twin Volvos rose in pitch, the vessel’s nose lifted, and we …

In December 2007, Adam Aron found himself on the powdery white sand at Cap Juluca, the classic Caribbean resort on Anguilla’s southwest coast that had lured him back several times before. But this time, Aron was at a crossroads: He had just left his job as CEO of Vail Resorts …

Silverado Resort and Spa in Napa Valley will unveil its two newly refurbished 18-hole PGA championship Robert Trent Jones Jr.–designed golf courses in April. The 6,685-yard South Course has more elevation changes through its foothills, larger landing areas, and a reshaped fairway line, edging, and grooming. Silverado’s tree-lined North Course …

Golfers and car enthusiasts share at least one passion: a love of long drives. Now, two of the highest-powered names in the golf and automotive worlds have joined forces to invent a material that produces benefits both on the golf course and the racecourse. Traveling back and forth between Carlsbad, …

Named for a silver prospector who struck it rich in this high-alpine gulch some 130 years ago, the town of Irwin, Colo., sits in a fortuitous weather pocket for skiers. Storms en route from Utah crash into the adjacent Ruby Range and unleash an average of 600 inches of snow …

Queen Elizabeth ii was on hand to name, bless, and christen, with a bottle of Château Lafite Rothschild, the 90,600-ton Cunard ocean liner Queen Elizabeth when it debuted in Southampton, England, last October. The third Cunard ship to bear the Elizabeth name, the 2010 QE—named after the Virgin Queen—recalls the …

Just before the turn of the 20th century, Prince Roland Bonaparte, a grandnephew of Napoléon I, constructed a grand family residence just across the Seine River from the then-new Eiffel Tower. This past December, after a four-year restoration, the 115-year-old structure opened as the Shangri-La Hotel, Paris.
The hotel—the first …

The longest-operating Four Seasons hotel in the world and the brand’s European flagship reopened January 31 after a two-year renovation. Formerly known as Four Seasons London, this 11-story edifice nestled in the heart of London’s Mayfair district reemerges as Four Seasons Park Lane. The 192-room hotel’s interior spaces—including 45 suites, …