Dispatches
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Dispatch from the Cali Coast: Laguna, Arcata & San Francisco
Milan-based illustrator, writer, and vintage collector Jenny Walton set off on a meandering three-week trip to visit her sister in California—and found inspiration at every turn.
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Family Road Trip: LA to Mendocino County
Restaurateur Brooks Reitz set off with his wife and young son on a road trip that stretched from the palm trees of LA to the apple orchards of Philo, winding through Ojai, Carmel, Inverness, and beyond.
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On Retreat: Women’s Fly Fishing in Baja and Alaska
Libby DeLana set out in search of adventure and connection—and found both in the rivers and oceans of Baja and Alaska.
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Beginning Again: A Monthlong Road Trip Across France
After the Palisades fire destroyed their Los Angeles home, Nancy Kennedy and her husband packed little more than their passports and flew to France—a country they’d loved for decades.
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Dispatch from Sweden’s West Coast
Gothenburg native and accessories designer Paulina Liffner von Sydow takes us to Sweden’s west coast, from morning coffee and aperitivo in her hometown to swims from sun-warmed cliffs and seafood feasts on nearby summer islands like Marstrand.
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Just Back from Sifnos
Métier founder Melissa Morris was craving something relaxed, beachy, and easygoing—and after much research, landed on Sifnos as the Goldilocks choice.
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Dispatch from Jersey
Tucked between England and France, this Channel Island still feels refreshingly under the radar—with windswept Atlantic beaches, a food scene that champions local farms, and some of the most photogenic cows.
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Exploring New England’s Craft Traditions
Melissa Ventosa Martin looked to the American Northeast for her latest Old Stone Trade collection, and unearthed the region’s enduring craft traditions—from netting in Maine and basketry in Nantucket to wool and weaving in Vermont.
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Just Back From… Normandy
The twin towns of Deauville and Trouville-sur-Mer on the Normandy coast have long lured Parisians for their buzzy restaurants, Neo-Norman architecture, and sandy beaches sprinkled with candy-colored umbrellas. Maddy Odom made the easy trip from Paris for a few laid-back days of shell-scavenging and sandcastle-building, waterfront meals of fresh oysters, (plus a detour to Giverny!)…