Travel Guides - Armchair Traveler

City guide: London for design lovers

Sarah Spieler
February 24, 2026

A view of an outdoor sculpture depicting Princess Diana and two young children looking out over a reflecting pool in the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace - London for Design Lovers

City guide: Dublin for design lovers

Sarah Spieler
November 11, 2025

The upstairs lounge, with walls hung in scarlet fabric, scarlet velvet settees and chairs, and marble tables - Dublin for design lovers

City guide: Copenhagen for design lovers

Sarah Spieler
October 28, 2025

View of brightly colored buildings along a canal lined with boats in Copenhagen - City guide: Copenhagen for design lovers, Copenhagen design scene

City guide: Samarkand for design lovers

Sarah Spieler
October 21, 2025

A view of 3 madrasas in Registan Square in Samarkand - Uzbekistan Travel Guide, Samarkand City Guide

City guide: Bukhara for design lovers

Sarah Spieler
October 16, 2025

A view of the towering portico of a blue and turquoise tiled madrasa in Bukhara, Uzbekistan - Bukhara City Guide

City guide: Tashkent for design lovers

Sarah Spieler
October 14, 2025

A close-up view of a suzani textile embroidered in bright reds, golds and greens - Tashkent City Guide, Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan design

Review: Uzbekistan Adventure with Intrepid Travel

Sarah Spieler
October 9, 2025

A motorcycle resting against a bush with camels in the background in the Kyzylkum Desert - Uzbekistan Travel Guide, Intrepid Uzbekistan

Country guide: Uzbekistan

Sarah Spieler
October 7, 2025

Detail shot of the blue-tiled mausoleums at Shah-i-Zinda necropolis in Samarkand - Uzbekistan Travel Guide

Itinerary: 1 week in Costa Rica, no rental car required

Sarah Spieler
September 23, 2025

Lush flowers on the grounds of Tifakara Boutique Hotel in La Fortuna, Costa Rica