On February 1, Anantara Kihavah Villas opens its secluded retreat in the Republic of the Maldives, a largely untouched, island nation a little more than 400 miles from Sri Lanka. The resort is tucked away on the Baa Atoll, a former coconut plantation surrounded by lush vegetation, a vast array …

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Classic with a Twist: Polo Ralph Lauren presents its Slim Classique timepiece—the sleek, extra-thin, 18-karat white gold watch with diamond trim features a racy-red satin strap. Starting at ,000, the Slim Classique collection features a range of slim timepieces …

The World’s Most Traveled Athlete, one of golf great Gary Player’s nicknames, might be an understatement. “I think I’m the most traveled human being who ever lived, because I’ve been traveling around the world almost year-round for close to 60 years,” says Player, who turned 75 in November. Along the …

A travel company specializing in private guided adventures throughout the world has a new program specifically for sports fans. The Kensington Tours Championship Series (www.kensingtontours.com/champ-series) includes VIP packages to Wimbledon, the Masters, the Monaco Grand Prix, the Ken­tucky Derby, the Super Bowl, the Ryder Cup, and other prestigious sporting events. …

At Yellowstone Club—the roughly 13,600-acre private resort community in Big Sky, Mont., managed by the Discovery Land Company—the deer, elk, moose, and bears often outnumber the golfers and skiers with whom they share the grounds. "We always thought that the skiing at Deer Valley was great, because they limit the …

"Don’t be alarmed if I make any sudden movements during the flight," says my helicopter pilot as I take the seat next to him on a piercingly bright morning at Frégate Island Private. I nod hesitantly in response to this introduction, just before the tiny aircraft lurches upward, prompting a …

Quark Expeditions, a leader in cruises to the Arctic and Antarctica (and celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2011), has just chartered its first luxury vessel, Sea Spirit, for at least three Antarctic voyages. The ship has a ratio of 94 crew to 120 guests, and offers up amenities such as …

Architect Guy Dreier has built more than 50 residences in and around Palm Springs, Calif., including Robb Report’s 2009 Ultimate Home. The Dreier-designed estate shown on these pages, which was completed in 2008, bears a striking resemblance to that winning property, but is far from cookie-cutter: The 9,300-square-foot retreat on …

When Dene Oliver started coming to Los Cabos in the late 1970s, the area at the tip of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula was a blank canvas of sand and sea. "I had a sailboat and would sail down the coast along the Sea of Cortez," recalls Oliver, a San Diego–based …

In 1949, Count Antonio Bolza fled Soviet-occupied Hungary, leaving his estate behind. Decades later, the nobleman finally found an appropriate site for a new family compound: in Italy, where his ancestors originated. "We discovered this farming estate with 50 farmhouses on 3,000 acres on the Umbria-Tuscany border," recalls Count Benedikt …