Kevin Chaffee

After a recent $100 million renovation, London’s venerable Royal Lancaster has regained pride of place among the British capital’s leading luxury hotels.

The Washington Post’s Emily Heil on what it’s really like to be a gossip columnist.

Espionage tales and much more at St. Ermin’s Hotel in the heart of central London.

David Rios’ Georgetown salon perfects the art of pampering.

The traditions of first-class passenger liner travel continue as never before on Cunard’s luxurious Queen Victoria.

Small but prosperous Persian Gulf state takes international stage with opening of magnificent new opera house and global initiative partnership with the Aspen Institute.

The 2011 Indonesia Festival begins on a strong note with a kick-off party hosted by Indonesian Ambassador Dino Patti Djalal.

The National Portraits Gallery’s exhibition of treasures from Washington private collections features very personal works loaned by more than 50 of the city’s most prominent residents. Washington Life visited with a few of them before the show’s April 8th opening.