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Atlantique

From Bidart and Biarritz to Île de Ré and L’Île-d’Yeu, we’re traipsing up the southern (and central) Atlantic coast of France, highlighting small hotels with big personalities.

Preservation Society

On the Atlantic coast of France, separated from modern life by the rising tide, the island of Noirmoutier preserves the French oceanside vacation: shellfishing, cycling, and local gastronomy.

Living Art

In the charming town of Hudson, NY, the Maker Hotel makes a bet: if you build a personal, intimate, ever-evolving expression of art and creativity, they will come. So far, they certainly have.

Pillows Maurits at the Park

The grand prize winner in our hotel essay contest is a story about Pillows Maurits at the Park in Amsterdam. Written by Anna von Kuhn, it’s called “The Picasso Nobody Photographs”.

Write Away

We’re happy to announce the winners of our hotel essay contest, which include one grand prize recipient, three runners-up, and three special awards that are a tribute to traveling moms.

Alone At Last

The story of one man’s big misadventure in Big Sur, from a disastrous river crossing, to a lost boot, to the realization that life, even at its most frustrating, is sometimes best lived alone.