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Postcard from… Maine’s Midcoast
Spend a late summer weekend on Deer Isle along Maine’s Midcoast and you’ll see why the state earned its slogan, “the way life should be.” With artist studios at every turn, an endlessly craggy, untouched coastline, terrible cell service, and humble seafood shacks, Carly Shea finds the draw is its unapologetically salt-of-the-earth spirit.
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Postcard from… Wisconsin’s North Woods
In Wisconsin’s North Woods, Minocqua is pure summer nostalgia—lake swims, water-ski shows, square dancing, and fudge shops straight out of another era. Photographer Sophie Elgort has been coming back for 12 seasons and finds that its low-key appeal never gets old.
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Postcard from… Chania, Crete
Hello from Chania’s Old Town—a warren of neoclassical mansions, Ottoman domes, and flower-draped Cretan houses surrounding a stunning Venetian harbor.
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Postcard from… Salina
Hello from the quietest of Sicily’s Aeolian Islands, beloved for its vineyards, rocky coves, volcano views and slower rhythm.
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Postcard from… St Barth
Hello from St. Barth’s quiet summer season, where crowds thin and the island turns perfectly, languidly French. Days drift between Defender drives to empty beaches, long lunches of lobster pasta, and sunset martinis by the piscine.
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Postcard from…Ærø
Hello from Ærø, a remote Danish island of cabin-dotted dunes, quaint fishing villages, and wildflower-strewn beach meadows, Ærø is only reachable by ferry and best explored by boat or bike.
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Postcard from… The Chatsworth Estate
Hello from the legendary 35,000 acre estate with sweeping lawns, aristocratic lore, and an art-filled house said to have inspired Jane Austen. The nearby village of Baslow, with its charming pottery studio and small-town warmth, rounded out the British countryside fantasy.
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Postcard from… Sifnos
Petros Stamatopoulos, co-founder of The Cycladist—deeply savvy curators of custom trips throughout Greece’s Cyclades—shares a short list of recs from his summer vacation on this island known for its deep culinary roots and density of churches.
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Postcard from… Amorgos, Small Cyclades
This tiny island may be hard to get to, but the pay-off is no crowds, rugged herb-carpeted terrain, tavernas filled with live music, and clear water (it was the location for the film The Big Blue after all). Kristina Headrick, founder of the wellness retreat brand Yia Mas, writes in.