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Newsletter · By Monica Mendal · English · Paid tier available · Official site

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  1. Issue · Sep 15, 2026

    A design insider's favorite antique shops and hotels around the world (opens the original)

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    I love Substack for so many reasons.For one, I love having a space to tell you about my trips that don’t end up getting published. (A note to aspiring writers: for as long as I’ve been in the game [16 years!], I still hear “no” a lot.) I also get to resurface older pieces that feel relevant, and to go deeper on trips I’ve only had room to sketch elsewhere

  2. Issue · Aug 27, 2026

    Reader's Digest 05: 5 Alternative European Cities to Visit This Fall (opens the original)

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    Am I allowed to bring up fall yet? I don’t want to rush us through the last good bit of summer, but isn’t that the tyranny of late August? The light is still generous, the evenings still warm, and yet some traitorous part of my mind has already slipped ahead to crisp mornings, cashmere, and the fall trips I can’t wait to book. You too?I’ve always thought Europe is best in the fall. You get the last of the summer sun with none of the summer crowds, and if you’re patient enough to hold off until t

  3. Issue · Aug 20, 2026

    TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOT 08 (opens the original)

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    Welcome back to Travel Troubleshoot! As always, I try to answer as many of your questions as I can in real time over in the paid subscriber chat (with the help from some incredible travelers in our little community!), but here are some longer answers to a few things that came up there and in my Instagram DM’s…Any recs for some affordable B&B’s in the Proven

  4. Issue · Aug 16, 2026

    Is Mani for you? (opens the original)

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    There’s *a lot* of information here so if this email appears truncated, click to open on the site or in the app for a better reading experience.I’ve been wanting to explore the Peloponnese for a while, the large peninsula in southern Greece, given the incredible variety the region seems to offer. You have rugged mountains and villages in the interior, olive groves and rolling countryside, and a beautiful, varied coastline on a quieter slice of the Mediterranean. Most importantly, it’s one of the

  5. Issue · Aug 3, 2026

    7 open tabs (opens the original)

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    Introducing 7 open tabs, a series I’ll do every once in a while featuring the stuff I’m packing for upcoming trips, the pieces I’ve been wearing on repeat, and the items making their way into my suitcase next.Obviously, I have approximately 2,000 tabs open at all times because I am, after all, just a girl. But for the sake of your inbox (and your wallet), I’m limiting myself to sharing just seven at a time.This edition includes some basic travel essentials for everyone (yes, the guys too), plus

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