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Ariodante Travel Notes, a luxury travel blog for like-minded travellers
A PEEK BEHIND THE CURTAIN
With Ariodante's Travel Notes you can regularly discover new travel destinations, hidden places and some incredible people, including artists, historians and many more.
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Shaping Reality Into a Historical Game: Inside Ariodante’s Hidden Masterpiece
Forget everything you think you know about games and about what the ultimate luxury is, and instead, think about what could happen when fiction and reality merge into an adventure so unique and immersive it creates an entirely new genre. What if a live-action game doesn’t follow a pre-set narrative but unfolds through the player’s continuous real-world decisions?


How to Turn a F**k-It Trip into Something That Matters
Have you ever thought of getting a last-minute flight to a city you can’t even pronounce, just to see what happens, or perhaps booking a table at the most unusual restaurant you can find, even if you have no idea what’s on the menu? Well, you may not know it, but this new kind of “bucket list” that’s about spontaneity, short-term experiences, and illustrating a “carpe diem” mindset is what many travellers in 2025 are calling the F**k-It Lists.


Urgent Notice: Beware of a Recent Scam Impersonating Ariodante Travel
Criminals are impersonating Ariodante Travel, using fake job offers and a fraudulent website to lure people into becoming “travel advisors"


Is 'Bespoke' the Pinnacle of Luxury Travel?
How can we ask for something we don't even know exists for a travel agent to “tailor” our trip?


Turn the Paris Olympics into your own unique adventure
What if someone could grant you access to the most incredible secrets Paris jealously guards, even from the ultra-wealthy this summer?


Ariodante, in partnership with VistaJet
Having the freedom to fly everywhere, anytime using the luxury fleet of an award-winning global private aviation company


Staycations beyond our imagination
Have you ever wonder how you could turn a staycation into an incredible and memorable holiday? Is booking a hotel all you can do?


The Napoleonic Saga
Embark on an incredible Sabbatical through Europe in Napoleon Bonaparte footsteps to mark the bicentenary of his death


Covid-19: Is this the light at the end of the tunnel?
After more than a year of countries imposing travel restrictions du to Covid-19, we can finally see the end of the tunnel. Travel is back.


The Ultimate Covid-Proof Ski Vacation
Discover the most extraordinary and luxurious heli-skiing adventure. A covid-proof adventure you can enjoy despite any travel restrictions


Versailles: In the intimacy of the Kings and Queens of France
Let us open for you the doors of the Palace of Versailles and take you on an intimate visit to the secret rooms of the palace


From Buckingham Palace to the World's best Household App
Martin Higgins is an incredible person with that British legendary elegance. We met with him to talk about the incredible Household App


Backstage Visit: Raoul Dufy’s Masterpiece: The Electricity Fairy
We met with Sophie Krebs, curator of the Paris Modern Art Museum for a backstage visit and to speak about Dufy's The Electricity Fairy


Travelling in the era of Covid-19
As governments in Europe start lifting their Covid19 lockdown measures we wanted to pose 4 questions to Ricardo Araujo, founder of Ariodante


Opening the doors of the prehistoric painted caves in France
By recalling some of his old memories, he mentioned primitive art and the Lascaux Cave as one of his most vivid memories.


In search of the northernmost point on earth
Heading to the “top of the World” is an unforgettable experience that changes us and the way we see the world.


Visiting the D-Day beaches in Normandy
On the morning of June 6th 1944, more than 155 000 men, 5000 ships and 10 000 aircraft landed in Normandy to liberate France.


Most magical places to visit in the Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands are one of those rare little-known destinations that deserve to be known with many things to see and amazing hikes to do.


Chatting with Photojournalist & Influencer Robert Michael Poole
He travels the world taking pictures of the most incredible places on earth while capturing people's cultures and souls


The magnificent Blue City of the Rif
There is a magical place located in the Rif Mountains in Morocco. A place like no other elsewhere. A town all painted in blue: Chefchaouen
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