By: Madeline Weinfield Paris. Everyone’s favorite city. Yet I had come on a mere pit stop—not a word one usually uses, or should use, with the city of light—on my way to Chamonix to begin a grueling hike on the Tour du Mont Blanc. But Paris. Paris has a siren call that was hard to…
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Late Fall Travel Edit: What’s Best Right Now
By: Madeline Weinfield Continuing our roundup of what’s best on the market to keep you stylishly and sustainably traveling. ADAY ADAY makes beautiful, simple athleisure wear for people like me who believe that sneakers belong in exactly one pace: the gym. They are stylish, sculptural next century designs to elevate even the most…
Beyond the Masks of Dia de los Muertos
By: Michael Schwartz It is October 31st. Children skip through the 600-year old streets of Patzcuaro, Mexico, collecting candy, as families, business owners, and churches prepare for the annual Dia de los Muertos celebration the following day. Vibrant orange marigolds hang from every tree, archway, and sign in sight. The mouth-watering scent of cooking elotes…
Cold Water
By: Madeline Weinfield The water was unforgivably cold but I hardly felt it, clothes still on from a run, not wanting to lose heart or nerve by changing into a bathing suit. I swam until I couldn’t feel my toes, stomach aching with shock. This is the cold water of lobster season that arrives…
Inside the Life of a Peruvian San Pedro Shaman
By: Nico Picciuto Insulated from the rapid plunders of modernization by vast jungles and mountain ranges, it is still possible to encounter intact shamanic cultures. For these people, plants which bring about visionary trances are the focal point of spiritual life and tradition. They believe plants are sentient beings, cosmic envoys with integral lessons for…
Tips for Traveling Abroad With Your Dog
Traveling abroad can be a great adventure for both you and your pet. After all, there’s nothing like a good trip abroad to help you bond with man’s best friend. However, if you decide to bring your pup along for the journey, you will need to take a few extra steps and precautions to ensure…
Rockaway Rising
By: Madeline Weinfield There is something so nostalgic about summer that I can never quite put my finger on. Perhaps it’s a feeling leftover from a girlhood obsessed with the glamorous 1920’s Atlantic City “Diving Girls” riding horses off sixty foot platforms into pools of water with enthusiastic crowds cheering them on. Every summer I…
Turkish Baths: A Survival Guide
By : Alison Spencer Turkey calls to travelers for any number of reasons. There are those who go for the food, eager to sample stuffed grape leaves, kebabs, and, of course, baklava. Some venture to explore and photograph the fascinating architecture, from the Blue Mosque to the hillside dwellings in Cappadocia. Still others visit to…
A Royal Weekend at the Crane Estate
By: Madeline Weinfield There are few places you can go in 2018 that feel so totally removed, so transformative, that you wonder if you’re wandering through an alternative universe. Such is the feeling that came to mind when I spent a late May weekend wandering the immense grounds of the Crane Estate at Castle Hill,…
