Erica Gragg's Favorite Places to Shop, Stay, and Eat around the Globe

All That Glitters at a Marrakech Bazaar

Everything glitters in this breathtaking shop: antique Berber silver, amber jewelry, inlaid mother-of-pearl furniture, and ceramic bowls full of gleaming beads and stones.

3 Fhal Chidmi, Rue Mouassine, 212/(0) 24-442-2578. Photo by Nally Bellati....

El Gordo, Trancoso: Get the Octopus!

The restaurant attached to the 12-room El Gordo Inn justifies the trip to Trancoso, a Bahia beach town. Order lagareiro, an amazing dish of sautéed octopus dressed in olive oil.

Praça São João 7, Quadrado, 55/(0) 73-3668-1193. Photo courtesy of El...

Where to Stay in Modern Antwerp

Located in a pair of centuries-old Flemish townhouses in the center of town, Hotel Julien epitomizes Antwerp today: traditional on the outside, cutting-edge modern on the inside. Antwerp has the chic feeling of a mini Paris.

Korte Nieuwstraat 24,...

The Garden of Shopping Delights in Dubrovnik

The name hardly prepares you for the exquisitely cut and styled women’s clothes inside. Among the featured Croatian designers, my favorite, who goes by the name Rococo, creates Grecian-themed gowns and cocktail dresses. The Dubrovnik branch will...

Luang Prabang Café and Cooking School

A fabulous café and cooking school, Tamarind specializes in local produce and homestyle meals. As part of our private lesson there, we joined the chef on a trip to a local market and learned about traditional Lao spices and cooking methods.

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