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The Souvenir: Charm Necklaces
We love bringing things back from a trip, but there’s also something to be said for what we bring with us when we travel. Talismans, good luck charms, sentimental keepsakes—whatever form they take, these small treasures are deeply personal and full of feeling.
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How I Pack
Detailed strategies from stylish travelers who bring a carry-on or caravan
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Packing for Greece with Maria Lemos
Greek-born, London-based Maria Lemos is always on the move—she shares her approach to packing, the staples that bring Greece with her wherever she goes, and her travel-by-boat uniform
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Packing with Ghia’s Mélanie Masarin
Mélanie Masarin’s childhood summers in the South of France—where apéro hour is basically built into the circadian rhythm—inspired her spirited personal style (and spirit-free brand, Ghia).
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Packing for Pantelleria with Roberta Segantin
The founder of Sentier Italia spends time on Pantelleria each July, and her carefree-yet-considered packing ethos is exactly the energy we’re striving for this summer.
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Travel Uniform
Stylish workhorse pieces we reach for trip after trip
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Comfortable Sandals That Are Actually Chic
For travel, we prefer sandals that are truly supportive—and can put in their 10,000 steps, from beach to dinner. While Birks are of course the gold standard, we found several other elevated options to prove that support really can be beautiful.
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Raffia Shoes
Raffia is one of our summer staples in bags, but this season it’s showing up in shoes that are chic, lightweight and super packable. Here, a few of our favorites!
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Fisherman Sandals
A practical tool-of-the-trade turned childhood staple, the fisherman sandal is having an overdue fashion moment. We rounded up our favorite ones—from chunky and rugged to sleek and dressy—that we can’t stop packing.
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The Navigator
Travel advisors, fixers, and hoteliers divulge their destination expertise
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Dane Tredway
From heli-hiking in the Rockies to seafood feasts on a dock in Newfoundland and biking Québec’s agritourism trail, Dane Tredway designs the kind of trips that make you feel something.
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Salvatore Ambrosino
Salvatore Ambrosino founded L’Arte Nascosta to bridge the gap between Italy’s artisans and the people who want to support them.
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Linda Solanki & Jérémie Colin
The founders of Where Should I Go? are like the local friends you wish you had in Paris—always in the know about what’s new and cool.
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Travel Well
Wellness experts share how they stay healthy, fit and sane on the road
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Pauline and Flore, founders of La Bonne Brosse
Founders of La Bonne Brosse share the story of their roots, plus their airplane hair-care tips (who knew), favorite French pharmacies, and how to keep your locks healthy and hydrated all summer long.
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Marina Efraimoglou of Euphoria Retreat
After a personal health odyssey, Marina Efraimoglou, the founder of Euphoria Retreat, trained in several traditional schools of healing. She shares the practices that keep her healthy and balanced when she travels plus a few beauty tools and wellness destinations she loves.
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Being a “Beauty Tourist” with Fiona Stiles
Celebrity makeup artist and Reed Clarke founder Fiona Stiles has worked with the biggest names over the last 30 years. After years discovering the best products around the world, she shares the ones she never gets on a plane without.
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Armchair Traveler
The books that take you places—from the comfort of your couch
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Biarritz Through a Design Lens
Interior designer Marta de la Rica has been coming to Biarritz since childhood, and here she shares her favorite places, objects and small moments of beauty from this deeply personal corner of the Basque Coast.
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Chasing Roses
From a coastal hillside in Tangier to a hidden garden in Mallorca to a rose sanctuary outside Tokyo, photographer Ngoc Minh Ngo shares these and other places you can visit that are dedicated to the iconic flower in her beautiful new book, Roses in the Garden.
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The Flavors of the Bayou
Melissa M. Martin, the award-winning chef of the beloved New Orleans restaurant Mosquito Supper Club, on her latest book—the fishing village culture that shaped her cooking, the food traditions of South Louisiana, and how to spend a long weekend in the bayou chasing the best gumbo, boiled seafood, and po’boys.
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Bring-Back
Souvenirs and pharmacy finds we’ll always make space for in a carry-on
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The Souvenir: Charm Necklaces
We love bringing things back from a trip, but there’s also something to be said for what we bring with us when we travel. Talismans, good luck charms, sentimental keepsakes—whatever form they take, these small treasures are deeply personal and full of feeling.
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The Souvenir: Sun Print Paper Kit
It’s rare to find a kid craft activity that is also lovely and almost meditative for adults. And something you truly want to keep—or gift!
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The Souvenir: Painter’s Smock
You don’t have to be an artist to love a smock—it’s perfect to throw on for dirty work, or to pack as a summer cover-up/extra layer (it doesn’t hurt that the look channels Camille Claudel). Yolanda picked this one up in Brussels, but you can get it online, too.
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The Recipe
Drinks and dishes from our favorite hotels and restaurants around the globe
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Traditional Alentejo Cozido
A smoky, herbaceous Portuguese meat stew from our friends at São Lourenço do Barrocal, a farm estate in Portugal’s Alentejo
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The Best Muesli I’ve Ever Had
Towards the end of a cleanse at our favorite fasting clinic, Buchinger Wilhelmi in Überlingen, Germany, they make this version of muesli that’s so addictive and nourishing, you want to stay another day!
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Traveling Through Toast (and Yuzu Marmalade)
Photographer Andrea Gentl shares a recipe for sparkling yuzu marmalade, the definition of hygge on a winter morning.
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Gift Guides
Highly specific gifts that transport us to our favorite places in the world
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Our Yolo Gift Guide
A list of things for people who love travel—to wear on the plane, hang on the wall, rub on your skin, drop in your drink, or cook a global feast from
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Gifts for the Armchair Traveler
Some of our favorite books to give (or ask for?!) that transport us around the world
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