In an effort to uncover the best in travel, we spend a lot of time traversing the world — and the world wide web. Here are the goods we cant stop thinking and talking about this month.Photo courtesy of Sunday Somewhere.Sunday Somewhere Soelae Sunglasses I am long overdue for a new pair of shades, and this chic pair is at the top of my wishlist. The half-black, half-tortoiseshell design feels classic — with a twist! — and w

If you’re anything like your friends at Fathom HQ, you spent a few cold nights last winter binge-watching Big Little Lies on HBO. Partly for the whodunit and for the acting, and partly for the beauty shots of Big Sur. The California coastline! The wide beaches! The sweeping views from the patios! Speaking of dramas, Big Sur had a rough winter, a victim of floods, fires, and a landslide that knocked out Highway 1.But Big Sur is in full comeb

In an effort to uncover the best in travel, we spend a lot of time traversing the world — and the world wide web. Here are the goods we cant stop thinking and talking about this month.Photo courtesy of The Palomar.The Palomar Cookbook: Modern Israeli Cuisine Coffee table books are funny. Sometimes I buy them for the content, sometimes I buy them for the cover. In this case, my reasoning has a little to do with both. Im a sucker for al

La Mamounia Marrakech, Morocco Classic, $$$$ ($730)MARRAKECH – My first glimpse of the legendary hotel La Mamounia will forever feel like a scene stolen from a movie. Sun-blanched sky, dusty medina walls, and a pale-pink palace revealed through iron arches. My trip to Marrakech unfolded right around the time that Wes Andersons Moonrise Kingdom arrived in theaters, and though I didnt see the film until I was back in New York, I was

EAST LONDON – Shoreditch, Broadway Market, Hackney: The streets are alive with great design, terrific food, and scenes you want to dive into. Have a look around the neighborhood. 

Around here, we think its never too early to become a traveler. But its one thing to say youre taking the toddlers to Tokyo; its another thing to figure out how to do it — and get them to like it. Contributing editor Christina Ohly has been taking her kids around the globe for almost a decade. She knows how its done.Its a tough balance: your love of a faraway casbah vs. your childs love of the hotel entertainment system. How can you s

Photographer Sivan Askayo makes small moments monumental. A reader album.

Fathom contributors give us a teaser from their 2012 calendars. From Costa Rica to Cape Town to Queensland, its going to be a very busy year.

Its Cary Grants birthday. Lets go armchair traveling around the world with the matinee idol and his legendary lady friends.

Weve made a list of our Pinterest favorites. We like some for their pretty pictures, some for their innovative usage, and all of them for the travel inspiration. Come pin with us.

TOKYO – Everything from rhinestones and chains to 3-D Hello Kitty characters and mini hot dogs.

THE NETHERLANDS – A scenic village outside Amsterdam captures our attention with its gingerbread houses, tree-lined waterways, and unique methods of transportation.

BOSTON – A new exhibition at Bostons Museum of Fine Arts tells the story of how postcards took mailboxes by storm.

No, we cant get enough of holiday stuff. Especially when we we see the charming gifts and accessories that our friends at MZ Wallace put into the MZ Wallace Holiday E-Pop shop.They let us pick our five favorite items to give away to one lucky Fathom reader. Its easy to enter, and you have until December 9, 2012. Good luck!1. Sign up for our wild, wanderlusty, and free weekly newsletter.2. Follow @FathomWaytoGo on Twitter and retweet our mes

BANGKOK – While in Thailand, Brooke and I decided that we should visit the Red Light District. I mean, its famous; and famous for sex, no less. We love sex. And though we were aware of the all-too-seedy underbelly, we were assured by more than a few people that the current version of Patpong was a watered down from its nefarious predecessor. I mean, the New York Times recommended going there in their 36 Hours in Bangkok article. The last ti

Why be a spectator when you can be a participant? Fathom Contributor Stephanie March plays by the rules of the Humanity Tithe.About ten years ago I looked around and decided I needed to get out more.  Really get out. I had already left Texas for school in Chicago and school in Chicago for work in New York. It was a good ride, full of small apartments, happy hours, new friends, rehearsals, and learning the subway. But it wasn’t en

Chapter One: An Auspicious BeginningThe call that I had been waiting for came as I waited my turn down the aisle during my graduation ceremony from NYU School of Hotel Management. As I shuffled through the crowd searching for my family, I checked my voicemail to find out that I had been offered a position with The Fancy Four-Star Hotel Group. A job! And the masters’ degree wasn’t technically in my hands yet.Nevermind that the po

Chapter 3 (Catch up if you missed Chapter 1, Chapter 2)  For years, I had been told that I was a natural fit for the hospitality industry. My winning smile, my warm charisma — I could win over the most difficult guests and be a wonderful co-worker. Eve, as it turned out, was dazzled by neither my smiling face nor my can-do attitude. If anything, she seemed to resent me

Chapter 6(Catch up on chapters 1-5.)  After two weeks of room attendant training with Eve (the maximum allowable time), I graduated to training with a fellow housekeeping manager. This time, despite what I knew about the increased pay for trainers, no one was willing to step up to the plate. It felt like the grown-up version of being picked last for dodge ball. Although I was again at least fifteen years younger th

Chapter 7(Catch up on chapters 1-6.) Heres what I learned rather quickly: The main reason my colleagues didnt want me to shadow them for training was because I interrupted their well mapped-out television schedules. When I worked with Eve cleaning rooms, we had to take an early lunch so she could start her afternoon promptly at noon to catch Judge Joe Brown, thus kicking off a long afternoon of cour