Luxury dining car on South Africa’s Blue Train featuring breakfast service and scenic countryside views — representing the elegance and timeless charm of luxury train travel in Africa.


Special Features

Travel is more than movement. It’s a way of seeing.

Across continents and cultures, Travelife Magazine’s Special Features reveal the stories that make the world extraordinary — places where craftsmanship, culture, and curiosity converge. From the snowy silence of Finland’s joulusauna to the vivid prayer flags of Bhutan, every journey here captures the spirit of discovery and the beauty of connection.

This is travel journalism at its most refined. Each feature goes beyond the postcard moment, uncovering the layers that define a destination — the rituals, the design, the flavors, and the people who shape them. Whether you’re exploring a ryokan off the tourist streets in Kyoto, tasting the soul of Marrakech at La Mamounia. Or finding calm in a romantic hacienda in Andalusia. Every story invites you to experience the world with new eyes.

Travelife Magazine editor onboard The Blue Train of South Africa, traveling from Cape Town to Pretoria.

In Search of What’s Unique and Real

Our editors travel widely but write intimately. They seek authenticity over spectacle, the quiet truth behind what makes a place unforgettable. In Singapore, the art of Peranakan design becomes a dialogue between heritage and modern life. In Andalusia, a hacienda tells its story through light, texture, and hand-painted walls. And in Morocco, hospitality itself becomes an art form — thoughtful, timeless, and deeply human.

These are not ordinary travel tales. They are portraits of how we live, dream, and belong. Each feature reflects the belief of Travelife Magazine that the best journeys are not about distance but about depth — about slowing down long enough to feel the rhythm of a city, the warmth of a table, the quiet of a temple, or the grace of a landscape at dusk.

Discover Travelife Magazine’s Special Features: a curated collection of the world’s most inspiring destinations, hotels, and cultural experiences. From Europe and Asia to Africa and the Americas, these stories celebrate travel as an art — one of presence, perception, and wonder.

SPECIAL FEATURES