Adam Jacot de Boinod

Adam Jacot de Boinod is an international journalist and cultural observer whose work explores the nuances of global languages, cross-cultural identity, and distinctive travel destinations. Formerly part of the inaugural BBC QI research team for Stephen Fry, he is also a published author celebrated for his insights into the world’s most fascinating linguistic traditions.
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Paris Perfected: Where to Stay, Dine, and Indulge

FEATURES Adam Jacot de Boinod -
I’ve been coming to Paris for 50 years, and ever since my first visit as a teenager, various strong recollections and images of Paris have firmly imprinted themselves upon me. The intricate...

Why Tenerife Is the Perfect Winter Escape

TRAVEL Adam Jacot de Boinod -
There’s something rather amazing, it has to be said, in a few hours to be air-lifted from one season to another, to override providence, to jump 20 degrees in temperature, to swap...

My Favorite Ten of London’s Hotel Restaurants

GASTRONOMY Adam Jacot de Boinod -
In my 40 years of living in London, I have forever noticed how there is still a restriction in people’s minds about enjoying the restaurants of hotels if one is not a...

Italy in Slow Motion: Lakes, Vineyards & the Art of Leisure

FEATURES Adam Jacot de Boinod -
Italy has a unique way of turning landscapes into poetry. Nowhere is that more evident than Lake Iseo, a serene escape just an hour from Milan’s Linate Airport. Known as Sebino in...

The Allure of the Algarve

TRAVEL Adam Jacot de Boinod -
“Viajou na maionese” is a Portuguese saying for “to travel in the mayonnaise” and means to live in a dream world. Indeed, imagine stretches of golden beach for miles on end. Imagine...

Park Hyatt River Thames

HOTELS + RESORTS Adam Jacot de Boinod -
Who doesn’t love a brand-new hotel? One that opened only six months ago. Especially a luxury 5-star hotel set opposite the heart of London’s centre. For it’s set right beside the River...

Lanzarote, an Island Where Nature and Art Prevail

FEATURES Adam Jacot de Boinod -
An island perfectly suited to a geologist, a poet, or indeed an artist! Lanzarote has such an awe-inspiring setting: dramatic, expansive, picturesque and welcoming. This island of cacti and volcanoes, though highly...

Book 5* The May Fair Hotel, Mayfair London 

HOTELS + RESORTS Adam Jacot de Boinod -
This hotel The May Fair, A Radisson Collection Hotel, is set in Mayfair, one of London’s two most prestigious residential areas. Indeed the hotel is right to champion its connection by splitting...
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Adam Jacot de Boinod

Adam Jacot de Boinod is an international journalist and cultural observer whose work explores the nuances of global languages, cross-cultural identity, and distinctive travel destinations. Formerly part of the inaugural BBC QI research team for Stephen Fry, he is also a published author celebrated for his insights into the world’s most fascinating linguistic traditions.
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