TRAVEL The Great Escape Tim Magee is a man with a plan to escape winter by daydreaming of holidays to come in 2024 ... A pparently rats laugh. Monkeys, I knew about. Dogs and cats, the jury is out. Although being very familiar with both, I choose to believe they do. But rats? I choose to believe they dont. I have no particular fear or aversion to rats but really, whats so funny? It is 4am on a January morning and, aside from being demented by the news and musing on giggling rats, its easy to be awake in your 50s. There are the aul fella loo trips, which have reduced from three to one to occasionally none, as an accidental but welcome side effect of a random bottle of melatonin tablets I picked up in Italy. TMI Tim! Yes I know, but who else to talk to at this hour? Daydreaming in January is easier. One euro small coffees on zinc bars. Technicolour food markets. Warm rain. Snow-splashed mountains spied between palm trees. Earwigging a word here or there but not having a baldy of whats in the local news. The safe scent of mozzie spray and a dash of Hawaiian Tropic for nostalgia. Tree frogs. Guessing menu items and feeling all the better for not being in control. Cicadas. Jamon so good that it melts around the shape of your hand and tastes like cultured butter. Vespas, tuk-tuks, all manner of ningnings. A frosty Mythos, Dorada, Modelo, Messina or Superbock post-swim to mix with the salt in your mouth. Flash birds we are used to seeing in cages squawking and wheeling around like escapees. Following your nose to a bakery or grill. We dont have that here because of health and safety extraction laws. Why cant we have nice things? I say to my super-privileged self. At 4am. I dont actually need to travel this month. Its the guttered candle view of the next two that scares the lights out of me. I am not bothered by clear and cold white, inky or navy skies, but grey doesnt do my head any good. Now is the month for travel plans this time next year Trump might be President for Life, Farage will probably be leader of the Tories so this could actually be the last ever year, and we dont want the rats to have the last laugh. Passalacqua, Lake Como. LAigle des Neiges Hotel & Spa, Val dIsère. PASSALACQUA, LAKE COMO, ITALY I was at the inaugural Worlds 50 Best Hotels awards a few months ago, served up by the same heads behind Worlds 50 Best Restaurants. There should be welldeserved Irish representation on both lists soon. The stupendous Passalacqua on Lake Como took the top slot. I figured it might be booked out until 2050, but there are rooms here and there, and at the price of a suite in London. If Passalacquas too full then Rosewoods new fairytale Schloss Fuschl in Salzburg opens later this year, and will do nicely. www.passalacqua.it; www.rosewoodhotels.com. Rosas y Xocolate Hotel, Mérida. SILVERSEA S.A.L.T. CRUISES Im not really built for cruise ships but, if coaxed on board, it would only be because if it was good enough for Adam Sachs, former editor-in-chief of the dearly departed Saveur magazine. Im lucky to know Adam and Adam knows things. Things about food, and the most delicious stories behind food. He is one of the most connected souls, from his base in Brooklyn to everywhere, constantly off pinning the tail on the donkey on an evergrowing map of food culture. Some of those pins track the routes of Silverseas cruises. Adam is behind the onboard S.A.L.T. programme Sea and Land Taste designed for curious voyagers to discover new places through food and drink. discover.silversea.com. DAYDREAMING IN JANUARY IS EASIER. ONE EURO SMALL COFFEES ON ZINC BARS. TECHNICOLOUR FOOD MARKETS. WARM RAIN. 40 January 2024 THE GLOSS MAGAZINE Silversea S.A.L.T cruises. VAL DISÈRE, FRANCE I tried skiing in Vail a lifetime ago. It was very pretty but I was trapped with a consultants weekend retreat wall to wall with businessmen (thats what we used to call them) in button-down shirts with polo logos, turned up chinos and deck shoes. It took me a while to get over it. That experience might have meant I would never ski again, but the mighty and beautiful Experimental Group, taking over the Aigle des Neiges hotel in Val dIsère this year, could coax me to get over myself, and creep back onto the nursery slopes. www.hotelaigledesneiges.com. The Dolli Hotel, Athens. MÉRIDA, MEXICO Im usually in Mexico next month. If the work travel gods play ball, Ill be in Mérida. Ive done this part of the world a bit, initially trying to avoid Cancún, then Tulum, eventually anything termed the new Tulum. The smartest people I know have long gone the other direction to Mérida, capital of the Yucatán state. Mérida is a gorgeous, safe, one-stop shop for the best elements of Mexico, where the architecture and the food are all laid out in an open-air, lowrise pastel city of under a million. Ill be emitting an out-of-office auto-reply from Rosas y Xocolate. www.rosasandxocolate.com. ROME, ATHENS AND MADRID This month and next are the sweetest for disappearing into one of Europes ancient cities that we often associate with the sun. My compass is my belly. Rome, Madrid and Athens call out to it the loudest for the three coldest months of the year. Counterintuitively, the core cuisine of these three sunny titans is winter food. Romes peasant pasta staples made on a cold day; Athens with the clearest of blue winter skies, one open-air grill; and Madrid with roast suckling pigs and perfect local wines to match. Add to that cheaper flights, the joy of emptier museums and landmarks, and new hotels like Athens The Dolli. www.thedolli.com. @manandasuitcase MESSY HANDBAGS / EXQUISITE TRIPS / FRESH & PRETTY MAKE-UP / GREENER LIVING / HAPPY HOTELS / NEW YEAR NOVELS / VALUE VINO MAGAZINE JANUARY 2024 s.ie s o l www. t he g with THE IRISH TIMES Spring things No, its not too early! Totes amazing Roomy carryalls cosy but cool Early birds Dawn run d JENNIFER LAWRENCE MINI DOLCEVITA CONTENTS IN THIS ISSUE THE GLOSS MONTHLY REMINDER SIGN UP to receive a monthly reminder by email when THE GLOSS is out so that you never miss an issue. Simply register your details on WWW.THEGLOSS.IE. PU B LI S H E R JANE MC DONNELL E D I TO R SARAH MC DONNELL D E PU TY E D I T O R PENNY MC CO Fuel economy l/100km: low to high combined: 9.1-12.1. CO2 emissions g/km: combined low to high 239-278. The figures provided are WLTP and are shown as a range under WLTP testing measures. 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Try one of Uniq DUBLIN Beacon South Quarter Dublin 18 Tel: 01-653-1650 Photos by Flavien Carlod, Baptiste Le Quiniou, for advertising purposes only. MOODBOARD 6 5 January Mood Pearled 7 1. IM PARTYING in a pearl egg crossbody bag from www.simonerocha.com. 3 2. IM ARMING myself in a bespoke pink gold, diamond and pearl Shawish Octopus mood bracelet, lit from within via light technology. @shawishofficial 2 3. IM CLUTCHING my pearls by Sus Antonio Citterio designed the Alex dining table and Charlotte chairs for B&B Italia. No. One Ballsbridge, New Pembroke Street North, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 P9C5 The Waterfront, Hanover Quay, Dublin 2, D02 H729 Phone:+353 1 6337716 info@minima.ie minimahome.com TRENDS CHANEL ten trends for 2 From decaff to chrome, big lashes to Bauhaus brights, discover the key beauty, fashion and lifestyle trends for the year ahead VALENTINO 1 chrome f inishes Move over brass cool-toned chrome, pewter, stainless steel and nickel finishes are making a comeback. 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Monkeys, I knew about. Dogs and cats, the jury is out. Although being very familiar with both, I choose to believe they do. But rats? I choose to believ ADVERTORIAL Join the Luxury Club The Marker Club is an exclusive spa and lifestyle members club which offers a host of hospitality, spa, fitness and holistic health-centred experiences at Anantara The Marker Dublin Hotel O verlooking the waterfront on Grand Canal Square in the heart of Dublin Ci TRAVEL Travel Notes Penny McCormick on happy hotels and other trends The Deerstone Eco Resort, Co Wicklow. Within the Village, Roundstone. Merrion Mews, Irish Landmark Trust. ON MY RADAR: The Deerstone Eco Resort, Co Wicklow: A new luxury hideaway Hotel Flora, Antwerp. C hoosing hotels for INTERVIEW WITH A MAN CHRIS PIZELLO Men need to be encouraged to be more open and honest and empathetic. Theres strength to be found in empathy ... 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FAR RIGHT The master bedroom overlooks rolling hills. home is in M THIS GLOSSY LIFE Whi l e I may move every few years, what is inside my home remains the same... own abstract paintings and ceramics, decorate the rooms. Its not like I see the trees or ocean and want to paint them. My work is abstract. I feel good here so the creativity flows. Birger now and then ENVIRONMENT A Drop in The Ocean I consider the following things when doing my weekly shop: where products have come from; how they are packaged; if its possible to buy them loose; whether they are organic, local, or seasonal; portion size and waste; freezing options for food I wont eat in time; if BSH Group is a Trademark Licensee of Siemens AG Discover barista quality coffee at home Innovative technology for refined coffee enjoyment Discover more Siemens Home Appliances Product advice