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Skip to main content A local's guide to coastal grande dames, boutique retreats, and everything in between. Erin Little As a lifelong Mainer, I’ve watched the state evolve from a quietly beloved summer refuge into one of the Northeast’s most talked-about year-round destinations. From the creative pulse of Portland’s Old Port to the working harbors

Most travel is extractive and passive. You show up somewhere, take photos of the same landmarks everyone else takes photos of, eat at a restaurant the guidebook recommended, and hit up some bars. You take some tours to learn about the place and, if you’re lucky, get to meet some locals on your trip. You

After 19 years, I finally went back to Ko Lipe, the Thai island I spent close to a month on in 2006. Back then, it was one of those super off-the-beaten-path destinations that few but the most intrepid travelers visited, where electricity only ran a few hours a day, basic bungalows right on the beach

Admit it. There are times when you wish you could get away from it all by moving to your own private island. Well, some...

San Francisco has always marched to the beat of its own drum. The city is famously home to numerous cultural shifts—from the counterculture of the 1960s to the current AI boom—as well as a populace that prides itself on swimming against the tide. It's no suprise, then, that San Francisco offers an abundance of boutique

Traveling during the mistral is no easy feat. The notoriously cold and relentlessly fierce northwesterly wind that blows from France’s heartland into the Mediterranean Sea can reach up to 20 miles per hour, last for several days (the record is 65 hours straight), and buffet everything in its path when it peaks in the winter

For nearly three decades, Bahia Principe Hotels and Resorts has been a go-to for travelers seeking all-inclusive luxury with unbeatable value. The hotel chain consists of 27 properties in the Caribbean, Mexico, and Spain—some adults-only, others family-friendly, and many all-inclusive. Property services are dependent on their category, with all Bahia properties falling into one of

When it comes to the best restaurants in Mallorca, it pays to do your research. Old Mallorcan hands will tell you the food scene here was never much—essentially the choice was between paella and shrimp in a beachside chiringuito or chargrilled meats in some gloomy wine cellar in downtown Palma. But the island’s booming culinary