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Places told as stories: what they felt like, who I met, and the questions they left me with. Read them to dream before you go, or to travel somewhere again long after you are home.

A lakeside village below the Lavaux vineyard terraces, with Lake Geneva and the Alps behind
Europe · Switzerland
A Slow Weekend in Lavaux

A weekend with friends above Lake Geneva, spent mostly walking the vines and eating well. You don't need to drink wine to love it.

2 nights June With friends
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The Kelingking T-Rex cliff and beach on Nusa Penida from the top viewpoint, turquoise water below
Asia · Indonesia
Wow, this is unreal: two nights on Nusa Penida

I'm not a boat person, and the hike down Kelingking made me nervous. It's still one of my favourite places in all of Bali.

2 nights September Guide with a car
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Layered ochre cliffs in low golden light above wet sand, with a flock of seabirds on the waterline at Banc d'Arguin
Africa · Mauritania
Where the Sahara Meets the Sea

Two nights in a tent on Banc d'Arguin, a UNESCO coastline with no crowds and no noise.

2 nights 4x4 with a guide With family
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Villa pool on a sunny morning, turquoise water with the Alps and Lake Como behind, Tremezzo
Europe · Italy
A Lakeside Weekend on Como

A villa in Tremezzo, a ferry to Bellagio, and a lesson learned about pizza and reservations, told the way I lived it with my friends.

Weekend From Switzerland With friends
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Bab Bou Jeloud, the blue gate of Fes
Africa · Morocco
A Weekend in Fes

Palaces, couscous and the ancient medina. A Friday-to-Sunday you can steal, told the way I lived it with my sister.

Fri–Sun Summer With my sister
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Ochre cliffs and turquoise sea on the Algarve coast
Europe · Portugal
A Week in the Algarve

A week down Portugal's southern coast, from the cliffs of the west to the tidal towns of the east.

7 days June Road trip
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