Travel has always been the ultimate luxury. Lately, it has also become a more considered one. As costs rise and the world grows less predictable, an old saw sharpens: if you’re going to make the journey, it had better be worth it.

This Autumn edition takes that premise seriously. Our annual Car of the Year returns with more than 40 pages of extraordinary machines put through their paces on Australia’s open roads—where performance, judgement and a little theatre converge.

Elsewhere, the issue moves with intent. We check into the cliff-top spectacle of the Maybourne Riviera above Monaco; venture deep into Indonesia’s Raja Ampat, one of the planet’s last great marine frontiers; and head to Colorado’s remote San Juan Mountains, where untouched powder remains the preserve of those who know how to reach it.

The season’s wardrobe follows suit. Shot in Gstaad, our autumn fashion portfolio leans into texture—tweeds, shearling and cashmere designed to hold their own wherever you land.

Closer to home, Melbourne’s Queensbridge emerges as a district in ascent, while a new generation of cellar doors reframes the ritual of the weekend escape. Consider it a guide not simply to going further, but to choosing better.

Also in this issue:

• A Store is Born: From Loro Piana’s long-awaited Australian arrival to the renewed relevance of gold-toned interiors, a survey of where quiet luxury is finding new expression. 
• On the Flame: Argentine fire-master Francis Mallmann turns heat into theatre—proof that restraint is not always the point. 
• Timekeepers: Urban Jürgensen marks 235 years of watchmaking, while TAG Heuer continues its dialogue with motorsport through a new generation of precision instruments. 
• Sea Change: Giorgio Armani’s long-gestating superyacht project reaches open water—an exercise in discipline, scale and control. 
• Cellar Intelligence: From cult producers to architectural statements, a new wave of destination wineries reshapes the Australian weekend. 
• High Jewellery, Reframed: Ravi Kheni’s avant-garde debut suggests a more experimental future for precious stones. 
• Bordering on the Ridiculous: When certain destinations lose their lustre, others are quick to capitalise—sometimes with unintended consequences.