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When Americans Dined (and Dated) in Cemeteries

When it comes to green spaces, we’re a bit spoilt in New York City. There are over 1,700 parks (even if it doesn’t always feel that way) for our picnics, parties, and general frolicking to unfold. But 150 years ago, parks were still a privilege for the upper-class in America, if they even existed at…

Disco Cowboys, Rejoice: The Dive Motel Is Here

A little birdy down south just let us in on a sizzling tip: the retro motel of our dreams just opened in Nashville, Tennessee, inviting travellers far and wide to teleport back to a time when mustard orange was a primary colour, and disco balls outnumbered people. So feather your hair, bedazzle your bell bottoms,…

Island Hopping in Paris

Come summertime, Parisians attempt to make their escape to the countryside or to the beach as often as possible at weekends until they quit the city entirely for their god-given month-long holiday in August. Sparing a thought for anyone stuck in the city during an unexpected heatwave, I have a few ideas for faking a…

Surviving Summer in NYC with the Essential Ice Cream Bars

Come Summer, New Yorkers risk feeling like humans kebabs when they step out to the sidewalk, and we’ve concluded that the most reasonable remedy is to find an ice cream parlour. Whether it’s a zesty scoop from the Lemon Ice King in Queens, or behind the bougie doors of Serendipity 3, we’d like to rebrand…

Where to find Provence in Paris

Meet me on the Place Dauphine for a slice of Provence in the heart of Paris, one of the most, if not the most beautiful hidden gems this city has to offer on a warm summer’s eve. Tucked away on an island in the middle of the river Seine, this peaceful enclave with its picture perfect…

Vintage Snapshots of Swedish Midsummer looking suspiciously like a Spooky Cult

While the annual holiday of Midsummer typically brings to mind flower crowns and smorgasbords of perfectly-arranged picnic food, we’ve dug up some archive photographs from the Midsummers of yore, where the grainy black & white filters and old fashioned 19th century dress suddenly bring a distinctly more ‘culty’ vibe to the whole affair…. The ancient holiday is deeply rooted…

Old School Bikinis: A Brief Compendium of the Itsy Bitsy

There’s something about vintage bikinis, something about the way they looked tailor-made with soft cotton patterns not made in China, generously cut with so much extra puffy fabric, you could probably have stuffed a sandwich down the front of your pants for lunch at the beach. And now that swimwear season is nearly upon us, I’m finding it…
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A Greek Poet’s Abandoned Summer Refuge

Deep in the Peloponnese hills of Monemvansia, past a little turquoise olive grove, I found a forgotten place. As the sun sets over the hills, following the sound of trickling water, I come upon a hidden Spring below the road in the shade of the trees. It lies at the entrance to the remains of…

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Paris in the Springtime: How to Avoid Everyone

This is how I like my outdoor terraces: deserted, tourist-free and preferably childless (sorry parents but screaming kids are just not part of my vision for an al fresco paradise). But since we’re coming out of what seems like the longest winter yet, at the first hint of sun, you can bet everyone and their…

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Memories of a Summer on the Coast of Yugoslavia

Summer holidays on the coast of the Adriatic in Yugoslavia in the 60’s? An offbeat vacation spot that isn’t the Cote d’Azur nor Dirty Dancing’s Kellerman’s, but something in between. Mountains, beaches, shopping, midnight dinners, and more; these shots make us nostalgic for early photojournalism and magazine covers with smiling vacationers, vintage wardrobes, and the irresistible happiness that…
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