Alex Schechter
Travel and restaurants
Sea change
A quiet Californian beach town an hour and a half from Los Angeles has been given a revamp by two elegant hotels.
Diplomacy
Diplomacy Briefing
China’s wolf-warrior diplomats, crisis management in Helsinki and a spat in the Middle East.
Politics
Politics Briefing
Latin America’s “Pink Tide”, Canada’s only woman premier and human rights in Poland.
Food & Drink
Net gains
The waters around Santa Barbara are producing sustainable catches that are challenging patrons and restaurant owners to ride a new wave of cooking and dining.
Travel and restaurants
Take your pick
Do you fancy a 19th-century palace in Porto or a 1920s office building in LA? All bases are covered here.
