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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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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!)…
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Venice and Vicenza with Kids
For his daughter’s school break, Martins Pilens decided to revisit one of his favorite places through their eyes. With thrilling water taxi rides, nightcaps of gelato (for the kids) and Americanos (for the parents), and a picnic in the garden of a Palladian villa, the trip was equally fun for all.
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Just Back From… Cape Town
The newly revamped Cape Grace on the V&A Waterfront was home base for our photo director Linda Denahan, who spent a few days exploring the city’s vibrant cultural scene, before heading to Babylonstoren in Franschhoek for an inspiring farm stay—with its amazing healing garden, rolling vineyards and way more buffalos/chickens/donkeys than guests.
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Just Back From…Budapest
Budapest is both a grandiose city of ornate thermal baths, elegant avenues and breathtaking architecture, and a gritty, textured city where crumbling facades hide cozy restaurants and eclectic ruin bars. Jessica Cantlin shares how she spent a few days embracing its charm and contrasts, making a case for a fall getaway savoring hearty goulash, schnitzel…
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Just Back From… Newport
Matt Hranek attended the Audrain Newport Concours for a fall weekend of walking the streets full of vintage cars, eating perfectly steamed lobster, watching grass-court tennis and ducking into classic menswear and nautical-themed shops.
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Just Back From… Maremma, Tuscany
Far from the overrun towns with idling tour buses is a part of Tuscany that’s still the real deal. Think villages with just a restaurant or two filled with locals, medieval towns offering a glimpse of traditional agrarian life, and an intimate guesthouse known for its warm, family-run atmosphere and attention to detail.
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Just Back From… Sardinia
A quick visit to check out a very dal cuore (from the heart) family-owned hotel in the wild mountains of Barbagia, and the still perfectly old-school Romazzino on the Costa Smeralda, a more subdued but still chic version of its ‘70s jetset scene. Yolanda shares all the notes she took for the return trip she’s…
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Just Back From…Porquerolles
This easygoing island not too far from the Côte d’Azur is a whole other vibe—picture dense forests and hidden coves, pink houses with blue shutters, just-caught lobster lunches powered by local rosé, and a hunting-lodge hotel where the bell rings at mealtimes.