Dispatches
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A 2-Day Philadelphia Arts-and-Food-Focused Itinerary
Philly has long punched above its weight with its deep bench of museums and galleries and fiercely local food. New Yorker Kira von Eichel made the two-hour trip for a culture-packed two days.
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Dispatch from Romania
Drawn by visions of Europe’s last old-growth forests and Transylvania’s traditional Saxon towns, Carly Shea followed her curiosity from Bucharest’s faded Beaux-Arts grandeur and frescoed churches to a valley of patchwork farms, where the King of England keeps a guesthouse and you never know who might show up.
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Dispatch from Lake Constance
At the crossroads of Germany, Switzerland and Austria, Lake Constance is a storybook landscape of medieval towns, monastery islands, and vineyards along the water’s edge—all set against a backdrop of snow-dusted Alps.
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Dispatch from Ecuador
On a wildly varied journey spanning mountains, rainforest and sea, Orson Fry traced a line from the historical splendor of Quito to the misty canopy of Mashpi and the volcanic islands of the Galápagos.
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A Highlands-to-Lowlands Passage Through Guatemala
On a weeklong circuit, Sara Ruffin Costello traveled by helicopter, boat, and car, ending with sunrise over the misty Mayan temples of Tikal. Along the way there were cold plunges, shamans, shopping, and an energy vortex or two—all in pursuit of something like enlightenment.
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A Two-Week Puglia Road Trip
Over slow, sun-soaked days, Lex Duff drove a solo loop of Puglia—from the Adriatic to the Ionian Sea, Otranto to the southernmost tip of the Salento, Nardò, Santa Maria al Bagno, and Lecce.
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Dispatch from The Hague
Known for diplomacy more than design, The Hague has a surprisingly creative and cosmopolitan side. Beyond the courtrooms lie beach clubs, Art Nouveau buildings, and a food scene that mixes Indonesian, Syrian, and Nordic influences. A few favorite local haunts for a weekend in the city.
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A Five-Day Road Trip Through Southern Ireland
Five days, five counties, and a mother–daughter adventure: from bottle-feeding lambs at a farm in Galway to sunset at the Cliffs of Moher, thatched cottages in Adare and an epic dinner at Sheen Falls in Kenmare.
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Dispatch from Galway
Aoibheann McNamara of Galway’s Ard Bia tells all about Galway, a laid-back town on the Western Coast of Ireland with kinetic energy and a cool creative scene.