Just 14 lucky guests will get an unparalleled view of the untouched mangrove swamps, six miles of waterways, and some 200 species of wildlife native to Mayakoba, Mexico, as a part of the Wildlife Photo MasterClass weekend, with a stay in a poolside villa at Banyan Tree Mayakoba. Hosted by the National Geographic photographers Steve Winter, Tim Laman, and Brian Skerry, the three-night photography retreat (starting at $4,158 per person) includes guided excursions to photograph the region’s forests…

Sunreef Yachts has unveiled the design concept for its latest custom megayacht, the 210-foot 210 Power Trimaran. As Sunreef’s first model with three hulls, the vessel is more stable at its cruising speed (20 knots) and maximum speed (30 knots), and it features greater living space, containing over 10,200 square feet.
The top deck encompasses the captain’s cabin, the internal helm station, a private king terrace on the aft—which can be accessed by a lift that connects all decks—and a 1,345-square-foot dining a…

New York City’s former Buckingham Hotel has reopened as the Quin with shiny, design-driven interiors in a prewar building two blocks from Central Park.
Why Go: The Quin occupies 17 stories of prime Midtown Manhattan real estate at the corner of Sixth Avenue and 57th Street. Central Park is two blocks north and Carnegie Hall is one block east. On the inside, the 1926 building is fitted with luxurious materials throughout, from the gold leaf and hammered metal on the ceiling to the leather-wrapped columns and I…

On November 10, chef Josiah Citrin will host a seven-course dinner—along with other chefs including Trey Foshee (a cohost of the event) of George’s at the Cove in La Jolla, Calif., and Michael Tusk of Quince in San Francisco—at his restaurant Melisse in Santa Monica. The ticket is $185 per person, $100 of which goes to benefit the Bocuse d’Or USA Foundation, which offers scholarships and internships to serious young chefs. Each chef will prepare a different course, and diners will vote on each dish based on si…

The Flatiron Room, which has one of the most comprehensive whiskey selections in Manhattan, is paring down its 750-bottle list to feature six of its most important, celebrated vintages in a 14-person tasting on November 19. There are just 12 seats remaining, at $1,400 apiece.
The Dream Whiskey Tasting will comprise samplings of Glenfiddich 30 Year Old and 40 Year Old, The Glenrothes 42, The Balvenie Thirty and Forty, and Glenmorangie Pride 1981 over cheese and charcuterie. The event begins at 7 pm and will be…

Jaguar, thanks to its partnership with Land Rover, has long resisted the siren call to develop an SUV or crossover, concentrating instead on sedans, coupes, and sports cars and leaving more truck-like products to its sibling company. But evidently the popularity of these utilities is something that Jaguar could no longer ignore; at the Frankfurt Motor Show, the company took the wraps off what a crossover cat might look like.
The C-X17 has the face, sleek lines, and fender vents that you’d associate with the X…

Last year, Bentley introduced V-8 power to its Continental line for the first time in the Continental GT coupe and convertible. It has now tweaked the formula to offer a more powerful version that fits neatly between that car and the standard W-12 model. Called the Continental GT V8 S, the newest Bentley extracts 521 hp and 502 ft lbs of torque from a twin-turbo 4.0-liter V-8. The engine is coupled to an 8-speed ZF automatic transmission.
In extracting 21 hp more from the engine, Bentley says performance has …

The audio quality delivered by smartphones falls far short of the tolerance of serious audiophiles, but the V-Moda Vamp Verza helps bridge the gap between hi-fi and on-the-go audio. The new Vamp Verza is compatible with Apple products and a number of Android devices, including the Samsung Galaxy SIII. Dual digital-to-analog-converters (DACs)—one devoted to iPad, iPod and iPhone devices and another for USB audio input—bypass the built-in DAC of whatever device it is connected to, thus allowing the Vamp Verza, r…

The artisanal condiment maker Kensington & Sons has added a line of mayonnaises to its offerings that surpasses anything one is likely to find on supermarket shelves. Sir Kensington’s Gourmet Scooping Mayonnaise is available in two flavors: the classic mayonnaise, which enhances any sandwich or potato salad, and a chipotle-infused version so flavorful it tempts one to eat it out of the jar. The mayonnaise follows the 2010 inaugural release of Sir Kensington’s Scooping Ketchup and continues the company’s co…

Casa Herradura, which invented the reposado category nearly four decades ago, recently reinvented the popular spirit with Herradura Colección de la Casa Reserva 2012, the first bottling in a series of planned annual releases of small-batch tequila. The indigenous wild yeast strain that the distillery uses imparts a distinctive flavor to all of its tequilas, but the company further distinguishes the Reserva 2012—which is aged for 11 months in medium-char American oak barrels—by finishing it for two months in po…