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Where should you travel in the new year ahead? Melissa Biggs Bradley talks with travel experts about the top destinations for 2022 from the U.S. and the Caribbean to Europe, Africa, South America, Asia and beyond, Plus, top hotel news, tips on how to navigate the ever-shifting travel landscape in the coming months and much more.

Author Maggie Shipstead talks with Melissa about some of her most memorable travel adventures, why she is drawn to “windswept wastelands,” the importance of protecting wild places, solo travel, going remote, the destinations on her wish list (from Central Asia to Africa), life lessons learned from being a wanderer at heart and more.

What’s the best way to cope with uncertainty? Melissa Biggs Bradley looks for the answer with spiritual coach and author Elizabeth Lesser, as they talk about getting out of your comfort zone, new ways of seeing others (and ourselves), relaxing into the mysteries of life and her hopes and predictions for 2022. Plus: the scoop on the annual Insider Journey retreat she and Melissa are hosting at Miraval Arizona in January and much more.

Melissa Biggs Bradley sits down with Every Mother Counts founder and model Christy Turlington Burns to talk about the nonprofit work she’s doing around the world and the impact you can have when you go the extra mile to connect with people when you travel. They also discuss the benefits of a peripatetic life, how travel has changed since the 70s, 80s and 90s, the places she’s been (hint: everywhere) and the ones on her wish list (from Colombia to Central Africa) and much more. everymothercounts.org

In the aftermath of the pandemic and its devastating impact on the restaurant industry, Melissa Biggs Bradley sits down with top chef Marcus Samuelsson and discusses everything from his brand-new Bahamas restaurant to the foods of his Swedish childhood—and nothing’s off the table: his Ethiopian roots, home cooking, DEI, how a restaurant is like a circus and how food can foster community—and belonging. Plus, his favorite destination and cuisine for eating and inspiration and much more!

What’s it really like to be an American in Paris? Melissa Biggs Bradley talks with Gay Gassmann about seeing the world (and the City of Light) through an expat’s lens and how travel, her career, (and her combined passions) have intertwined at the nexus of art and collecting, design and fashion. Plus, her favorite parts of the city and the best design cities beyond Paris—including Tokyo, Kyoto, Antwerp, Marrakech, Venice and more.