Its the most important day of your life. Youre taking the ultimate proverbial plunge. Youre betrothing your life partner and committing to the happily ever after, after all. Plus, like a growing number of nuptial-minded twosomes, you’ve opted for a destination wedding. And not just any place, but a Best-in-Class destination to provide that personal signature on your sacred ceremony. Maybe you imagine yourselves near the snowy slopes of Vail or perhaps Mauis sun-lapped shores? But once you’ve picked your preferred hitching haven far from home, the next thing youll need is a crash-pad. Preferably, an ultra-luxury one!

We periodically huddle with our far-flung personal concierges and ask them to name a fabulous experience trending in their home city. In this installment The Cocktail Edition we investigate world-beating libations and the hot-spots crafting them around the globe. Tipplers unite!

The cat has officially emerged from the bag, and most of the world is savvy to the hippest place in America: Downtown Los Angeles, or #DTLA if you ask Twitter. Every so many decades a perfect storm of architecture, artists, cocktails and history collide to create a euphoric crescendo of culture. And thats exactly whats happening right now in DTLA.

You could, of course, go lie on the beach or pick up 18 holes with the guys all vacation long. You can do that on Maui, sure. But that would be boring, and you arent boring. This is your summer and this is Maui. Heres what youll do instead.

Life was tough for Queen Victoria. During her reign in the late 1800s, vacation was an ordeal. Just to enjoy a little royal R and R at her favorite hotel on the French Riviera, shed have to tow along a staff of 60 to 100 of her peeps. They shipped in her own bed and her own food(!) Things have changed on the French Riviera. You dont have to squeeze into a cramped, noisy hotel. You and your entourage can spread out in a world-class luxury villa where every bed is fabulous. Heres how youll vacation BETTER than royalty in the exclusive, ultra-glam principalities that dot the Cote dAzur:

Spring is that off-the-shoulder number by Olyana Sergeenko, red roses in rack and rows; its the snow-drop daisies of Chanels newest line. Its like Marimekko after months of prison drabs. In the gardens of Versailles, its carpet of anemone tucked between newly greening-up boxwood; its the sun-warmed play of a thousand fountains in a hundred little bouquets lined with fresh clusters of violets.

We huddled with our far-flung personal Concierges and asked them to name a fabulous experience trending in their home city. In this inaugural installment of 5 FABULUXE FINDS, we give you an insiders inside track on culture, cuisine and cocktail trends that are literally #happeningnow.

The French have Hitler and Mussolini to thank for their beloved Cannes film festival. Seriously. In a measure of poetic justice, apres guerre, the Festival de Cannes becomes the center of art film; good film. Everyone whos anyone comes. Sophia Loren, Kirk Douglas, Max Von Sydow and Ingmar Bergman. Its huge and crowded, but also exclusive.

The 20 arrondissements of Paris unfurl in a clockwise spiral, revealing a particular personality and style as each new neighborhood unveils itself. Navigating the arrondissements can be a bit tricky if youre not a frequent visitor to the City of Light, but Time & Place makes it easy to familiarize yourself with what each arrondissement has to offer. Use this guide to plan your daily itinerary or to discover which Time & Place luxury vacation rental is the perfect fit for you.