Mexico’s Hot New Wine Region Is a History Lover’s Dream

Plus, TikTok Is Freaking Out About Hotel Bathtubs—Just How Gross Are They? [Manage newsletters]( [View in browser]( [Image] [Image] The entire world in your inbox.   Hello! I’m so happy to be back in Europe after a six month hiatus! I came here via New York City, a stop I made as the Lotte Palace Hotel is now offering tours of the iconic Villard House, capitalizing on renewed interest in the Gilded Age. The Villard House, for the unfamiliar, was one of the projects that helped launch the prolific careers of McKim, Mead & White. Then it was across the Atlantic via La Compagnie, my first time flying the solely business class airline. It departed from something I didn’t know existed–a sleepy terminal at Newark! Now I’m in hazy but beautiful Amsterdam to check out the new Anantara Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky. This trip isn’t exactly a sunny and warm one, but [our lead feature brings us warmth from Mexico](. David Shortell has the latest for our [It’s Still a Big World Series](, from the central Mexican highlands of Guanajuato. While many, perhaps too many, tourists head to San Miguel de Allende, they may not know that Mexico’s up and coming wine region is just a nice day trip away. I feel like one could run a whole section just responding to things people are going nuts about on Tik Tok, but this week we decided to tackle just one of the neuroses people on there have–hotel bathtubs. [Daniel Modlin takes a look]( at just how disgusting, or not, your hotel bathtubs might be. If I’m being honest, I’ve never been a carbonara guy. However, that didn’t stop me from relishing the [excerpt]( we ran from Luca Cesari’s [The Discovery of Pasta: A History in Ten Dishes]( on the fascinating and controversial history of this beloved dish. — [William O’Connor](, Travel Editor   [Image] [Mexico’s Hot New Wine Region Is a History Lover’s Dream]( [The central highlands around the tourist mecca of San Miguel de Allende are exploding with innovative vintages.]( [TikTok Is Freaking Out About Hotel Bathtubs—Just How Gross Are They?]( [Are they filled with germs? Are they gross? 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Flipping through its pages, one can read in depth about Geneva’s central role in the Reformation, its surprising counter-cultural enclaves, and how it came to play an outsize role in the financial world. Visually, the allure of this book comes not only from the photos within but also its cover and slipcase. The former is a creamy solid white with the red and golden emblem of the city, while the latter is an eye-popping illustration of Geneva with its iconic water jet. Don’t miss our other selections for our series on gorgeous travel-related coffee table books, [Just Booked](. [BUY ON AMAZON >>](   Please note that if you buy something featured in one of our posts or newsletters, The Daily Beast may collect a share of sales. Was this email forwarded to you? 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