Stephanie Bowers fires back at Rick Steves’ Bordeaux hate

Bordeaux doesn’t suffer from a lack of beauty, culture, or culinary excellence. It suffers from being misunderstood. For years, mainstream travel advice has framed the city as a place to pass through rather than settle into. Stephanie Bowers—a former U.S. diplomat turned luxury travel designer—sees that narrative as deeply incomplete. To her, Bordeaux is not […]