La Toubana Hôtel & Spa, The Guadeloupe Islands - Full-Time Travel
La Toubana Hôtel & Spa

After a two-year, $15.3 million restyle, this luxe property set along the southern coast of Grande-Terre in Sainte-Anne was given five stars — with good reason! The posh-yet-unpretentious stay features 33 bungalows, 12 suites and three expansive, Guy Benoit-designed villas — complete with infinity pool and sweeping views of the Caribbean Sea and neighboring Marie-Galante.

Photo courtesy of La Toubana Hôtel & Spa
Photo by Aurelien Brusini

Spa offerings include Ayurvedic massages and hydrating body wraps; but if we’re being honest, the view of turquoise waves from the lounge deck alone is enough to send you into a calming state of trance.

Visit toubana.com

If seeing the northern lights is on your bucket list, you’re in luck. 2026 is a solar maximum year, which means they’ll be more beautiful—and more visible—than ever. Here are the best places to catch them this winter.


🇳🇴 Loften Islands, Norway (pictured here!)

🇮🇸 Pingvellir National Park, Iceland

🇫🇮 Oulu, Finland

🇺🇸 Fairbanks, Alaska

🇨🇦 Yellowknife, Canada

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🗽 The Bar in the Sky Lobby mo_newyork (their Venice-inspired Serenissima cocktail is pictured above)
🥃 80 Proof behind a painting at fsjacksonhole
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