The ferry takes ten minutes. From the east bank of the Chao Phraya to the pier of Capella Bangkok on the west, ten minutes is all it requires. At three in the afternoon, the river runs a scorched brown beneath the tropical sun, its color shaped by silt, heat, and…

On this visit to Sydney, I stayed at Capella Sydney for a few days. As Australia’s first Capella hotel, I was curious to see how it would tell the story of this city. Facing the harbor, anchored in heritage, and embodying a chapter of humanity’s quest to explore the unknown,…