Dispatches
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Dispatch From Le Perche
Le Perche has become a low-key weekend favorite among in-the-know Parisians looking for rustic village charm, rolling green hills, and stone or timber-framed farmhouses to renovate. In their wake, they’re bringing a new wave of refined country inns, tasteful antiques shops and unfussy but exceptional food.
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Dispatch from Agrigento
On the island’s wilder, less-traveled southwest, Irene Forte shares her favorite places around Agrigento, where her skincare brand is rooted. From classic Sicilian seafood spots to family vineyards, local artisans to Norman cathedrals, she loves that this corner of the island continues to feel less polished and more personal.
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Dispatch from Champagne
In this pastoral region about 90 miles from Paris, a new generation of winemakers are honoring Champagne’s noble tradition while finding their own voices. On a recent trip, Tynan Pierce, wine director for Antica Terra and Yes Society, skipped the marquee houses in favor of the family-run grower-producers who are making expressive, site-driven wines.
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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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Dispatches from Lago Maggiore
Writer Jacqueline Scher recounts her family getaway on the Piedmontese side, and Valentina Vedani shares her list of the ornate old-school hotels to book, the traditional fish dishes to order, and Baroque palazzos, old pirate hideouts, and stately gardens worth visiting.
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Dispatch from Bagno Vignoni, Tuscany
Once a glamorous retreat for the Dolce Vita set, this family-run hotel in Tuscany still exudes an old-world ease. Alec Lobrano spent three restorative days drifting between mineral pools, slow meals, and conversations with guests—declaring it one of the kindest and most civilized hotels he’s ever been to.
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A Sailing Retreat on the Tyrrhenian Sea
This post was originally featured in the Yolo Fall 2024 print issue. Words by Lucinda Scala Quinn. Photos by Andrea Gentl. Not until I was shoulder to shoulder on a ferry deck amidst joyous, vacationing Italians bound for the island of Ischia did it dawn on me. My great-grandmother Aquilina, a newlywed at age 16,…
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Yamaguchi Road Trip
Adam Graham explored Yamaguchi, the southwestern-most prefecture on Japan’s Honshu Island, on the wide open road. His road trip took him through green valleys dotted with Shinto shrines, pristine beaches, sacred onsen, all fueled by some of Japan’s best (and most affordable) seafood.
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Dispatch From Otavalo, Ecuador
When she was in college, Blythe Harris lived with a family of indigenous hatmakers in the highlands market town of Otavalo in the Andes Mountains. Three decades later, on a detour from Quito, she returned for an unexpected reunion to discover a still-thriving traditional craft culture.