To Our Friends & Family,

This week marks Métier’s 4 year anniversary! I am so proud of what we have done, especially this past year, and am so grateful for all of your support along the way.

As you know, the spirit of adventure, curiosity and unearthing the world’s best kept secrets lie at the heart of Métier. I am sure I am not alone in being ready to start planning life on the road. Wherever that may be, we wanted to celebrate our 4th birthday by looking back at some of our best travel memories as well as sharing destinations that have long been on our bucket lists.

We have created a Métier Travel Guide with the help of some of our friends and family. We hope you enjoy this virtual escape, and we look forward to checking off some of these off our lists very soon.

With love,

Melissa

Melissa Morris

Founder & Designer, Métier

What is your favourite place you have ever been to?

California–nothing compares to driving down route 1 and stopping at all the amazing beaches, coves, oyster shacks and towns along the way...

What is the place that's on the top of your bucket list?  

Seoul, Bhutan, Mexico City and Patagonia.

Robin Mellery-Pratt

Director of Content Strategy, BoF

What is your favourite place you have ever been to?

Even after the wonder of Petra, the immense tranquility of Jordan’s Wadi Rum desert is at once alien and movingly personal. Camp with Bedouin guides, eat food cooked under the sand, dance with the stars and thank your gods for the privilege. 

The elephant pond is a testament to the scale and sanctity of the Sinhalese civilisation in northern Sri Lanka in its capital of Anuradhapura. Built not for elephants, but as a ritual bath for the priest king’s 5000 Buddhist monks, the perpendicular angles of the lake-sized pool surrounded by ruins, contrasted by the abundance of nature all around it creates a spectacular sense of place and serenity.  Its in the country’s dry region, but is all the succour you’ll need. 

What is the place that's on the top of your bucket list?  

A delayed trip to Botswana’s Okavango delta with Pa. Cannot bloody wait.

Laura Stoloff

Creative Consultant & Stylist

What is your favourite place you have ever been to?

Favorite place is Naoshima, Japan and staying at the Benesse Art Museum hotel designed by Tadao Ando.

What is the place that's on the top of your bucket list?  

Egypt.

Laura de Gunzburg

Sr. Director, The Cultivist

Contributing Editor, Cultured Magazine

Editor-At-Large, Airmail.news

What is your favourite place you have ever been to?

It's so hard to pick a favorite place, but I had the luxury of getting to spend a month in St Barths over lockdown, which made me feel like I was one of the luckiest. 

It is an island I grew up going to since I was a little girl, and have always had really great memories from. We woke up early on weekdays to try and work London hours as much as possible, and then around 2pm would check out, and go for a nice late lunch followed by an afternoon at the beach and early dinner. It was amazing to be able to still keep up with all of our day to day work and obligations, while being in such an environment. What WFH should really be all about! 

What is the place that's on the top of your bucket list?  

As far as my bucket list goes, I would love to go to the Grand Canyon. It looks so picturesque and surreal. I am not usually one for an adventure like that, as for me holidays usually mean being as lazy as I possibly can, but I can only imagine what an experience it must be!

Sara Sjölund

Culture Editor at Large, Métier

What is your favourite place you have ever been to?

My favourite place I have ever been to is Tibet. Spending time in the Himalayas is the most incredible experience. 

What is the place that's on the top of your bucket list?  

On my bucket list is going back to Japan and of course visit my favourite places in Tokyo but also go forest bathing and visit their amazing hot springs.

Sophie Ashby

Director, Studio Ashby

What is your favourite place you have ever been to?

Monasteri Santa Rosa, Amalfi–where I got engaged.

What is the place that's on the top of your bucket list?  

Jack’s Camp in the Great Kalahari in Botswana.

Isabelle Kountoure

Style Director, How to Spend It, FT

What is your favourite place you have ever been to?

Athens–best city in the world.

What is the place that's on the top of your bucket list?  

Rock formations on Watamu Beach in Kenya.

Julian Vogel

CEO, Brand Communications

What is your favourite place you have ever been to?

Post Ranch Inn–Big Sur

The most magical place. Set on top of the dramatic cliffs in Big Sur California. Private natural reserve. Sleeping in modernist tree houses. Hot tubs over looking the sea. Access to all the splendid natures and beaches. A place that makes your soul sing. 

La Colombe D’or

Always my go to. Whether Sitting on the terrace having a lunch or lounging under the Calder mobile by the pool. 

What is the place that's on the top of your bucket list?  

INDIA. It’s been a place I've been in love with for decades. Haven’t made it there yet. From Rajasthan to Goa. Calcutta to Darjeeling. 

The assault on the senses–culture, colours, food, landscape and the people.

Lisa Armstrong

Fashion Director, Daily Telegraph

What is your favourite place you have ever been to?

So many. I've been lucky enough to go all over the world and have fallen in love with so many places–Brazil, Kenya, Vancouver, Greece and that's before we get to the many beautiful places in Britain. It's so hard to chose one above all the others–in the end it's about the experiences you had there and people you meet. But for sheer beauty, it would have to be Doubtful Sound in New Zealand–the south island. It's completely unspoilt. Thousands of miles of pristine Fjords which I'm glad to say the Kiwis guard fiercely, limiting tourist numbers. It's probably the most majestic, magical place I've ever been.

What is the place that's on the top of your bucket list?  

At the moment Sydney. I've been there a few times and love it, but now my daughter's living there, I can't wait to be able to see her, so this is the trip that takes priority for me.

Sara Byworth

PR & Communications, Métier

What is your favourite place you have ever been to?

A ranch three hours outside of Buenos Aires, where we rode with gauchos and drank the best wine. The Dunmore on Harbor Island, we try and go every Thanksgiving.

What is the place that's on the top of your bucket list?  

India, India, India. I’m one half Indian and I have been to the south but my father was born in Bombay and went to school in the mountains of Rajasthan and my grandmother was born in Calcutta. I want take my family for the most wonderful pilgrimage, hopefully led by my father.

Xavier Cadiou

Director, Maison Margaux

What is your favourite place you have ever been to?

Oh not sure I can choose between Awaroa Lodge, New Zealand and Big Sur, The Post Ranch Inn.

What is the place that's on the top of your bucket list?  

Laamu in the Maldives, the Six Senses, will be back there as soon as I can!

Emma Elwick-Bates

Journalist

What is your favourite place you have ever been to?

Energetic me says Tokyo or Osaka. And my September 2020 trip was sadly impossible. 

(Geriatric me says Palm Springs. That is where we were when GlobalLockdown 1 announced last March) 

What is the place that's on the top of your bucket list?  

Alaska for the parks and wildlife. Sea eagles, moose & bears. I have lived, loved and travelled around America so much, but this magical place still awaits.

Susan Bender

Creative Director, Fashion Stylist and Contributing Editor at British Vogue

What is your favourite place you have ever been to?

Bolsena in Italy.

What is the place that's on the top of your bucket list?  

A tie between Machu Picchu, Peru and Easter Island.

Victoria Steventon

Partner, Influence Film

What is your favourite place you have ever been to?

My favourite place I have ever been to is much much harder. Laos or Boneo or Africa.

What is the place that's on the top of your bucket list?  

The places I really want to go are Bhutan, Madagascar, Mongolia, Peru and the Amazon.

Ali Pew

Fashion Director, Goop

What is your favourite place you have ever been to?

First place that comes to mind is the last vacation we took before covid hit–my husband and I went to Puglia, we stayed at Borgo Egnazia. Such a beautiful spot on the Adriatic Sea and truly the best pizza ever!

What is the place that's on the top of your bucket list?  

I am dying to go to St Mortiz or Gstaad or Chamonix to ski. I grew up skiing the rocky mountains and I think it looks so magical to do a classic Europe ski trip, with that emphasis on the apres!

Lily Hanbury

Co-Founder and Creative Director of Le Monde Beryl

What is your favourite place you have ever been to?

It is so hard to name one favourite place, but last summer we went to Spetses and stayed in the most perfect little house on a remote part of the island, accessible only by boat or quad bike. It had its own beach and a beautiful tiny chapel at the end of the peninsula.

What is the place that's on the top of your bucket list?  

I would love to go with a group of family and friends to Jack’s Camp in Botswana and then travel around Botswana and Namibia.