Fredric Hamber
Raised in Napa and San Francisco.
I write about offbeat travel, men's lifestyle, and interesting people with idiosyncratic obsessions.
Auberge Mauna Lani
"Activities are at the core of Auberge Resorts’ culture. During a sunrise outrigger canoe paddle, a native guide blows a conch shell and chants to invoke one’s ancestors.
The sports program is overseen by pro surfer Bullet Obra..."
A Gentleman's Guide to San José del Cabo
There’s a time and place for everything, but let’s face it, the only time for Señor Frog’s in Cabo San Lucas is spring break. When you’re ready for a more grown-up Baja experience, instead head twenty miles up the coast to San José del Cabo (a different beach town entirely) with its Spanish Colonial architecture and community of makers and artisans. Here are a few to-do’s:
Acre is an expansive garden property with a restaurant and tree-house hotel. They have an on-site mezcal educator, and it’s
Chablé Resort and Spa, Yucatán | Gentry Destinations magazine
"The 19th-century sisal boom ended with the invention of new methods for manufacturing rope. But the riches of the place remain in its ground waters that nurture the sisal plants, as well as its layers of history on the resort property, an 18th-century hacienda that has recently undergone a makeover as a destination spa resort..."
Inside a Stunning Hideaway Hotel in the Heart of Paris
The Ranch at Rock Creek
Amanyara, Turks and Caicos Islands
When you arrive at Providenciales International Airport in the Turks and Caicos Islands there won't be any haggling with taxi drivers or nonsense with a car rental agency. Instead your luggage is gathered up by a cheerful chauffeur in a Land Rover and you're given chilled hand towels for the ride to Amanyara...
Belmond Royal Scotsman by Fredric Hamber
Amazon River aboard Aqua Expeditions
"A highlight of our Amazon journey was a goofy hour spent baiting hooks with small chunks of beef and learning the key trick: you need to jostle the water's surface as you drop your bait. Unlike most species of fish that are repelled by motion, piranhas are attracted to it..."
Hotel du Vin, Glasgow | Cigar Aficionado
"It's easy to imagine someone going to Hotel du Vin & Bistro One Devonshire Gardens for a drink and deciding to stay for dinner, or going for dinner and deciding to stay the night, the way one might do at the home of a convivial old friend with rooms to spare..."
Le Toiny, St. Barth | Gentry magazine
"The horizon of pool, sea and sky that dominates the view from this privileged hillside spot was an inspiration for British designer..."
This Milan Hotel Is Overflowing With Panache
In any other city, the eclectic clutter that decorates the public areas of The Yard Milano hotel would seem like someone was trying too hard: vintage bowling pins, bound volumes of Field & Stream, photos of a young Mick Jagger, 17th century framed architectural engravings and a genealogical tree of the kings of Savoy....
Jericoacoara by Fredric Hamber
"It is only accessible via dune buggy or 4WD. Unlike some hard-to-get-to places that seem somehow foreboding, this one seemed both remote and inviting: a beach party town surrounded by huge dunes..."
7 Chef-Approved Spots to Visit in Copenhagen
Taylor River Lodge | Gentry Destinations magazine
"It is easy to imagine you’re at your grandfather’s summer cabin in the woods, if your grandfather’s taste ran to Fili D’oro bedlinens, heated towel racks, and Jack Black Skincare goodies in the bathroom..."
Ted Turner's Vermejo Park Ranch | Gentry Destinations magazine
"For much of its history Vermejo Park Ranch was beloved by partiers from Hollywood and Southern California. Los Angeles Times publisher Harry Chandler was an officer of the Vermejo Club, a hunting and fishing organization that owned the property in the late 1920s. In the 1970s John Wayne put in a bid on the property but was aced out by the Pennzoil Corporation..."
Whisgars, Bangkok | Cigar Aficionado
"In a handsome space behind an Italian restaurant in the Sukhumvit district of Thailand's capital city, Whisgars offers a welcome alternative to the vulgar side of Bangkok nightlife..."
Maldives | Nob Hill Gazette
"The Republic of the Maldives is the only Asian country which has never
been colonized, so the attitude the people project is never servile but simply gracious, the hotel staff waving welcome as guests arrive via speedboat, sometimes startling guests by cheerfully and knowingly greeting them by name before the guests have even set foot on the dock..."
Hiking Paro Valley, Bhutan
"By lucky timing, a competition was taking place at the centrally located archery grounds. Two teams took turns, first standing at one end of the long field and aiming for the target, then going to the other end and aiming back. Although traditional bows are still made from soft bamboo in Punakha, competitive archers use modern American manufactured bows..."
Shooting Sporting Clays | Huckberry
"Unlike skeet shooting, where the size of the clays is consistent and you remain in one spot, shooting sporting clays is designed to simulate hunting through terrain for a variety of game birds over the course of ten or more stations..."
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