The atlas

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The regions I know best. If yours isn’t here, ask anyway. The answer is usually yes.

Carla leaning on a seafront railing with the gulf and headlands behind herBlue umbrellas and loungers lined up at a beach club on the gulfThree retreat guests laughing over wine and a bunch of grapes at the wineryPalm trees and the seafront ferris wheel at duskA baroque church facade in Castellammare del Golfo against a clear sky
SicilyFlagler BeachGreecePortugalCaribbeanIcelandJapanMexicoCosta Rica

Pins are places I’ve been or built trips to. Dotted lines are on the calendar now!

By region

Six places to start

Carla leaning on a seafront railing with the gulf and headlands behind her

The Mediterranean

Long lunches, water in a colour you won’t believe, and towns that have been good at this for two thousand years.

Sicily and the Aeolian IslandsAmalfi and the Cilento coastThe Greek islandsLisbon, the Algarve, the Douro
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From my desk

Trips I’ve built

Each one planned from scratch for the people going. Ask me about any of them.

Curved Sicilian harbour with a waterfront village, fort and fishing boats at sunset
Tiles, tides and custard tarts.

Portugal

Carla walking a quiet stepped street in Castellammare del Golfo
Ciao from the hill towns.

Italy

View from an aeroplane window over a cloud layer at sunset
Trains on time. Hearts full.

Japan

Layered Sicilian headlands and a hilltop village above a calm sea at sunset
Salt, lime and sunshine.

Mexico

Tropical beach with palm trees and a low coral sun over turquoise water
Pura vida, every day.

Costa Rica

Three quiet islands resting in a wide calm sea at sunset
Blue water, slow days.

Jamaica

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