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Outsider Art in the Southern California Desert
In the deserts around Palm Springs, you’ll find renegade artworks that reflect the rugged, forsaken nature of the landscape itself. This is a story about art in all its forms — and all its interpretations.
Hotel Video Tour — Palm Springs, California
We were in Palm Springs to make a documentary about outsider art in the surrounding desert, and we took the opportunity to make a video tour of Sparrows Lodge, a hotel almost as disinterested in the mainstream as the artists we were there to cover.
The Bands Behind England’s Most Musical Cities
From the Beatles to Black Sabbath to the Wild Bunch, we look at bands that made England a leader of euphonious exports, and learn the stories of the local scenes they came from. And hotels!
5 Things I Wish I’d Known Before Visiting Japan
There are things you should be aware of before traveling to Tokyo. Here are five tips for navigating everything from train etiquette, to social behavior, to unfamiliar foods.
How My Family Restaurant Is Facing Up to AI
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Two Dads, One Toddler, a Lot of Baggage
Two British dads visit the Big Apple with their young daughter in tow, worried about how she’ll behave, wondering how they’ll be received, and remembering they have nothing to be ashamed of.
Keeping It Real in Mexican Wine Country
We went down to Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California’s booming wine region, to find out how they’re navigating the excruciatingly modern condition of popularity vs. accessibility.
What To Expect From Your First Safari
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Captain Whidbey Is a Piece of PNW Heritage
Built in 1907 on an island north of Seattle, Captain Whidbey is an icon of the Pacific Northwest. Where it stands out today is for refusing to let its time-earned personality be railroaded by progress.
War, Ruins, Reconciliation in Sarajevo
Eight years after hosting the 1984 Winter Olympics, Sarajevo was a war zone. Today, blood-red flowers splashed on sidewalks and streets remind a new influx of tourists of the city’s violent past.
Hotels and Literary History in the Lake District
From Wordsworth to Potter to Swift, writers have long retreated to England’s pastoral Lake District to find inspiration from its craggy grandeur, its infinite coziness, and its charming hotels.
Visit These U.S. National Parks While You Can
A national park road trip is an American summertime tradition. But summer’s almost gone. These wonderful hotels, not far from park entrances, will help you visit before it’s too late.
In the desert outside Palm Springs, you'll find renegade artworks that reflect the rugged, forsaken nature of the landscape itself. They’re free to the public, free to be judged, and free to reply: f*ck off. From Tablet Hotels and Yourgo Artsitas, a documentary about art in all its forms — and all its interpretations.
What is Tablet Hotels? Tablet is the original boutique hotel curator — separating signal from noise since Y2K. When we started in 2000, we had one goal: to be the cool, fun, boutique hotel booking site you tell all your friends about. Over a quarter century later, the goal remains the same. Explore Tablet Hotels