Balearic Bliss
The vision I had in mind hinged on a scooter – hands holding Sam’s chest, chin resting on his shoulder as he drove us toward the lighthouse. Instead, while I guard our luggage near a ferry terminal and he makes our case to the rental attendant, my fantasy begins to fray at its edges.
“I just need to know how to turn it on,” Sam says, tinkering with the bike, his confidence waning ever so slightly as this gatekeeper to our adventure shakes his head and grumbles, something about foreigners and scooter safety.
For a Bygone Mediterranean, Head to This Tiny Spanish Island
The vision I had in mind hinged on a scooter – hands holding Sam’s chest, chin resting on his shoulder as he drove us toward the lighthouse. Instead, while I guard our luggage near a ferry terminal and he makes our case to the rental attendant, my fantasy begins to fray at its edges.
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Viridian rainforests, thermal springs, cloud-streaked highlands, coffee and cocoa farms atop rich volcanic soil, and the beaches, of course, with sand in shades of pink, black, khaki, and white. Costa Rica isn’t a large country, but it wildly overdelivers in natural beauty and ecological diversity.
These Small-Group Tours Make Vacation a Breeze
Witnessing the northern lights in Finland. Watching lion cubs wrestle while on safari in Kenya. Moments like this are meant to be shared, and for solo travelers, couples, families, and friends looking to make group-chat plans a reality, Virtuoso travel advisors turn to Collette’s small-group Exploration tours. The family-owned travel company has spent over a century cultivating on-the-ground relationships and connections around the world, so travelers can feel like locals wherever they roam.
Josie Sexton, a senior editor at Virtuoso, The Magazine, shares what she’s been loving lately.
Packing: Summer Hours’ Le Week End (a clean citrus scent) and Sofie Pavitt Face’s Omega Rich Moisturizer, my go-to winter and shoulder-season face cream.
Watching: Ryan Gosling absolutely nailed his solo-man-in-space role in Project Hail Mary. Less appealing: Louis Theroux’s take on the manosphere in his latest Netflix documentary – it made me squirm, but I loved it.
Coveting: I first visited Formentera a few years ago on a yoga retreat and noticed some of the yogis there wearing Pascale Monvoisin jewelry. Ever since, I keep an eye on the Parisian designer’s artifact-like pendants and signet rings.
Dreaming of: Tanzania and Mozambique.
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