We’re gonna be in Portland this weekend at the launch of the 2012 Hyundai Veloster at the boutique Jupiter Hotel, and the crew at Hyundai have quite a full 12-course meal of activities in front of us. It’s gonna be a doozy, but we’ll throw up a gallery of the weekend as it goes down. […]

Tumi, the American luggage brand best known for their travel bags, introduces the Alpha Bravo Maxwell Utility Brief. The latest in a storied history of luxury travel, business and lifestyle accessories, Tumi’s latest bag features a canvas exterior with coated canvas lining. The bag also has a buckle top closure, adjustable shoulder strap and interior […]

Ace has a knack for creating some truly unique products for their boutique hotels. Not only are the brands they collaborate with usually spot on, but the quality of the products is top notch — such as with their Pendleton Wool Blanket or Converse Chuck Taylors. Today they unveil the Ace x Fjällräven Kånken Pack. […]

In 1993 William Gibson wrote an infamous critique on Singapore in Wired, entitled “Disneyland With the Death Penalty“. 18 years later, chewing gum is still banned, and his portrayal of a sanitized, technocratic, insipidly consumerist culture still has some truth to it. So what would he make of the Marina Bay Sands Hotel? Whether arriving […]

Produced by the Osaka, Japan-based label Master-Piece, the Cord is a rucksack inspired by classic bags chockfull of functionality for those on the move. The Taichi Fujimatsu-designed canvas bag features a reinforced suede bottom with open side pockets with cord pulls, and leather accents and zip pulls. It also features padded leather straps, a back […]

Orvis’ Ultimate Travel Jacket is just that — the ultimate in efficiency and convenience for travelers. Designed with versatility at a premium, it doesn’t hurt that it has a great rugged look as well. With a total of 23 outside pockets and 5 inside pockets, the Ultimate Travel Jacket can hold just about anything and […]

Joining the ranks of the award-winning, travel retail-only Macallan 1824 Collection is the Macallan Limited Edition MMXI. The MMXI single malt whisky is bottled at 48.2% ABV and has been aged in sherry oak casks. Some of the casks were “first fill”, creating fruity characteristics with hints of toffee apple, nutmeg, caramelized ginger and spice […]

Remember when we sent Madman Mundt out to a super secret mission in Nicaragua? Well its finally time to announce the objective behind said mission: it was to ride along with Austrian downhill mountain biker Max Stöckl as he attempted to break the World Speed Record for a mountain bike on soil —as opposed to snow, […]