Travel Notes

Field notes on slow travel, packing light and lingering longer.

The Stays That Stay With You Long After Checkout
Travel Notes

The Stays That Stay With You Long After Checkout

We remember a handful of places for the rest of our lives. Here is my attempt to work out what they all had in common.

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Packing Light for the Kind of Trip That Has Nowhere to Be
Travel Notes

Packing Light for the Kind of Trip That Has Nowhere to Be

Slow travel asks less of your suitcase than you think. The trick is packing for the days, not for the photographs.

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The Long Lunch Is the Most Underrated Reason to Stay Somewhere Small
Travel Notes

The Long Lunch Is the Most Underrated Reason to Stay Somewhere Small

A two-hour lunch with nowhere to be afterward is one of travel's purest pleasures. Small inns are built for it.

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