| Hello there, Pursuits fam! It's deputy editor Justin Ocean, hoping you've been having the most luxurious, laziest last weekend in 2024. Or the most productive, getting those new year's resolution ducks in a row. You do you. For me, I want to take today to recognize the team that makes the magic happen. After all, you can't spell "pursuits" without "us" (just go with me here), and week in, week out, it's the wit and expertise of my fellow reporters and editors on Bloomberg's lifestyle beat that make work life worth it. Even those that left us for greener pastures. Below is my highly personal short list of favorite Pursuits pieces they published in the past year, both online and in the now-monthly print magazine. Each is engaging, informative and/or fun—just like the person who wrote it. So give their socials a follow, too; your 2025 will be all the better. Nikki Ekstein, travel editor in New York City |  It's one thing to recognize spectacular properties. It's another thing when only the richest can compete. Source: Capella Bangkok See also: Robotic Massages Have Arrived at Luxury Hotels—And They're Actually Good How to Spend Five Delicious Days in Somerset, a Perfect UK Road Trip Her own year-ahead list: Where to Go in 2025 Hannah Elliott, car columnist in Los Angeles |  Brake like a ballerina. Keep the fizz in the cup. Photographer: Drake O'Konski/Rolls-Royce Motor Cars See also: Modern Car Trends We Really, Really Hate Saudi Arabia's Tourism Potential—and Roadblocks—Revealed in a Posh Desert Hotel Her own year-end list: The Best Cars of 2024, From Ferrari to Fiat to Ford Lisa Fleisher, former reporter in Dubai |  In the UAE, the meal is about drinking and eating as much as you can in a few hours—and not just on weekends. Source: The Lighthouse Restaurant & Bar See also: How to Spot Truly Rich People in Dubai What Is the Hotel in White Lotus Season 3? Thailand Locations Revealed Jim Gaddy, former editor in New York City |  What it takes to get the "God shot." Photographer: Giuditta Sofia Scotti / EyeEm/EyeEm See also: An Alternative to Summer Sequels Has One Big Problem The Right Stuff: Seven Products and Innovations We're Tracking in July Lebawit Lily Girma, travel reporter in Washington, DC |  Is the industry's biggest and buzziest woe a challenge or an opportunity? Some smart change-makers see it as the latter. Photographer: SOPA Images/LightRocket See also: In Asheville, a Black Heritage Trail Ushers In a Whole New Economy Historic Preservation Is Having a Renaissance. Meet the Man Driving It Her own year-end list: Four Places That Reminded Me Why Travel Matters Kate Krader, food editor in London |  It's not only the selfie station—it's where the biggest impressions have an outsize impact. Photographer: Johnny Stephens See also: The Most Exciting Food on Earth Right Now Is a Sandwich The Best Thing to Do in the Hamptons This Summer? Tuna Fishing Her own year-end list: The 15 Best Dishes We Ate in 2024, From Shrimp Cocktail to Space Bread Sarah Rappaport, reporter in London |  Branded merchandise is taking off as guests and aspiring guests invest in swag from top properties. Source: Companies See also: Freddie Mercury's London Home Garden Lodge for Sale Deepak Chopra Says the Future of Wellness Is Artificial Intelligence Her own year-end list: Finance and Fashion Propped Up Luxury London Home Market in 2024 Chris Rovzar, editorial director in New York City |  The Sunset Boulevard director, hot off smash successes like Broadway's A Doll's House and Romeo and Juliet in the West End, may just tell you they came to him in a dream. Photographer: Marc Brenner See also: Donald Trump Is Selling $100,000 Watches. Are They Worth It? Timepieces With Tales Behind Them as Selected by Our Watch Club His own year-ahead list: The Right Stuff: Products to Kick Off 2025 With Wisdom and Efficiency Ed Stapley, reporter embed in London |  Stores, gyms, hotels and restaurants are curating playlists specifically designed to make you splurge. Source: Todd Snyder See also: Rare, Pristine Stradivarius Violin Could Break All-Time Auction Record As Nightclubs Wane, London Restaurants Invite DJs to the Dining Room James Tarmy, arts and real estate reporter in New York City |  A new art biennale and an ambitious cultural center are part of a concerted effort to rewrite the island nation's reputation. Photographer: Julian Vassallo See also: When Provenance at Auction Makes a Difference in Price Crypto Tycoon Pays $6.2 Million for Banana Duct-Taped to a Wall His own year-ahead list: The 10 Best New Fiction and Nonfiction Books to Read in 2025 | 
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