BY WILLIAM SMITH With the Caribbean island paradise of Anguilla just named the world’s safest place to travel, this British territory of some mere 35 square miles is sure to see an influx of visitors. Here are Polo Lifestyles’ recommendations on where to stay to experience Anguilla’s most luxurious and gracious accommodations. Four Seasons Resorts and Residences Anguilla From generously appointed guestrooms to one-bedroom suites to five-bedroom, oceanfront villas, the Four S

Anguilla beats out Barbados, St. Barth and Aruba in new World Population Review ranking If safety is at the top of your vacation checklist, one tiny Caribbean island just earned top honors for peace, calm beaches and a world-class food scene. Anguilla, a British overseas territory just north of St. Maarten and east of the Virgin Islands, was named the safest destination in the Caribbean, according to a 2025 ranking from World Population Review, which evaluates crime, policing

A man declared brain dead started moving during organ removal surgery. Now, his survival is forcing doctors to rethink how we define death. In a harrowing real-life case that’s raising deep questions about death and consciousness, a man declared brain dead after an overdose unexpectedly showed signs of life while doctors were preparing to harvest his organs. Anthony “TJ” Hoover II was thought to be clinically dead—without reflexes or brain activity—when the organ retrieval pr

Most popular sports undergo substantial changes once a generation or so to make them more appealing to watch, play and televise. From improvements to tennis rackets to increase speed of the game to redesigning soccer balls in order to give them greater flight and curving ability, these changes are accompanied by a plethora of rule changes, resulting in the abandonment of technical rules in favor of a faster and more exciting game. Polo, a sport dating back approximately 2,500

Every human being carries hidden beauty - a solar reflection of infinite potential. Diamonds of the soul, forged in the purifying fires of Heaven’s fall, resurrected through the pressures of our personal struggles, we become bonded by a light that calls forth all those whose senses partake of our true hidden form. Unsurprisingly, this beauty is concealed under layers of trauma, pain, guilt and shame. Life’s challenges imprint not only on the mind but also on the body and soul

In the October 2024 issue of Polo Lifestyles, I introduced readers to what was then a new campaign called Come Over October. Launched as an effort to dispel the gloom around so much in the contemporary wine industry, three seasoned veterans of the wine world came together to launch the endeavor and celebrate the role that wine has had for many millennia in bringing people together. “Come Over October celebrates the togetherness, the history, and the stories that go beyond wha

Haitian-Italian designer Stella Jean returned to the Milan Fashion Week runway after a three-year hiatus with a collection that...

For the first time in some time, Milan Fashion Week managed to paint the city in an electric mix of faces, ideas and clothes that made a...

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Every fall, I relish writing my annual column on crystal, stemware, and glasses. To be honest, I have a bit of a problem when it comes to...