Pack your beach bag (and make sure its Prada) — Búzios, Brazil, delivers all the booze, beaches, and glamour of our favorite New York getaway (The Hamptons, of course), only with sexy Brazilian royalty and a South American flair. When can we book a flight? Travel blogger Sarah Khan tells us how to get around.BUZIOS, Brazil – When Brigitte Bardot escaped to the humble fishing village of Armaçao dos Búzios with her Brazilian boyfriend i

Booking a flight on a whim is every travelers dream. Photographer Adrian Morris did just that when he took a leap and headed to Mexico with a carry-on, a camera, and an open mind.MEXICO – While battling a grim London winter, my mind frequently wandered to the sunny streets of Mexico. A change of scenery was needed, so I bought a one-way ticket with no set agenda. Aside from meeting Australian friends in Mexico City, I planned to hit t

Its the side effect of big, media-hogging festival like SXSW: You always worry that youre not at the right party. Fathom regular and Austin resident Darlene Fiske sets out to tame her festival FOMO.AUSTIN, Texas – I live in Austin. And every year, I get major hashtag envy around #SXSW season. This year, I spied photos of my friends watching Coldplay at the iTunes Music Festival on Facebook and saw perfectly styled and filtered photos on Ins

Forget Lake Wobegon. In the northern reaches of Minnesota, theres a log cabin resort where the families are friendly, the fish are plentiful, and the Thursday night smorgasbord is worth the 240-mile drive from Minneapolis.CRANE LAKE, Minnesota – Slow down and smell the coffee. And the pines. Watch the sunset and the roaring river. Imagine a place on the Minnesota-Ontario border that has been welcoming travelers for 80 years. Generations of

An isolated and mysterious ancient cave city comes to life through high design, good acoustics, and evening strolls. Fathom editorial director Jeralyn Gerba finds the romance in it all. MATERA, Italy – I am handed a set of medieval-looking iron keys and led to a small wooden door which opens to a stone cave: my hotel room for the weekend. Its minimalist and beautiful and deliberately rustic with dramatic accents that have me swooning.

The New Craftsmen is an amazing new boutique in London that celebrates the best in British craftsmanship. In addition to selling a curated collection of products for the home, it is a creative workshop where makers can meet shoppers. Fathoms Pavia Rosati met co-founder Natalie Melton when she visited the shop shortly after it opened in June. This interview is condensed from a long Skype chat they had about craft, the shop, and the serendipi

Australian native Deborah Orme stumbled upon Relief Riders Internationals website on a lark. A riding holiday that allowed her to contribute to a humanitarian organization? Seemed almost too good to be true. Orme embarked on an affair with the sights, smells, and colors of Rajasthan, at the speed of a galloping Mawari horse.RAJASTHAN, India – I dont know if I can pinpoint a favorite part of my two-week humanitarian horseback ride

Fathom contributing editor Christina Ohly found a certain spot in the Mediterranean to sit back and tune out. She checks into a charming villa in Taormina for a serene stay on the Sicilian coast. CHECKING INOverviewLa. Dolce. Vita. Villa SantAndrea, the Belmond hotel on the beach in Taormina, Sicily, is simply a slice of heaven. The original villa was constructed in the 1830s and has been lovingly restored down to the tropical plants in the

You know how everything about your familys home town seems utterly lame when youre a teenager? And then you grow up to appreciate the places youve gone forever when you realize that, in fact, it completely speaks you? Rome-based contributor Arlene Gibbs relationship with Anguilla, the Caribbean island that many in her family call home, went a little something like that. She takes us around with a newfound appreciation of its best spots.ANGU

Traveling anywhere off-season usually means tossing plans out the window and making the best of whats available. Sherri Rifkin and her adventurous boyfriend spent a whirlwind week road-tripping around Iceland and found harsh weather, miles of desolation, breathtaking scenery, and quite possibly a few fairies.ICELAND – It all started with the film Land Ho!, which my boyfriend Rich and I saw during the Tribeca Film Festival last spring. Its a

Encinitas, the hippie-meets-high-class beach town in San Diego County, is all about catching rays, coastal rides, ohmming your way to self-realization, fish tacos, and totally relaxing in endless summer style. Local girl and Fathom contributing editor Juliana Jaoudi shows us around.ENCINITAS, California – Encinitas is the raddest California beach city ever. And Cardiff-by-the-Sea, the village within the city of Encinitas, may be even cooler

Just a few days until night and day stand at equal measure — well all kiss sweet summer goodbye. But in Italy, theyre not ready to call it quits just yet. 

Paul Salmon is the owner of Rockhouse Hotel, the legendary and beloved cliff-side resort in Jamaica. He splits his time between the Caribbean and New York City, where he is partners in Miss Lilys and Melvins Juice Box, a cool Jamaican restaurant, juice bar, and record store in SoHo. Fathoms Pavia Rosati sat down with him at Miss Lilys to get the scoop on his favorite things to do in Jamaica but got distracted by the whole Rockhouse sto

Mama told you not to talk to strangers, and she definitely told you not to get in their cars. But youre in Iceland now, and its too cold for caution. Stick your thumb out and start hitchhiking. Two college girls live to tell the tale.ICELAND – We pulled over so that our driver, Herman, could point out his familys ancient homestead on the horizon. The bright landscape hurt my unprotected eyes, but my friend Claire and Herman grinned happily

INSTAGRAM – From Estonia to England to Iceland, youll find folks with a penchant for performance, exploration, and youthful impulse. The untethered joys of summer vacation. Well, dont just sit there — join them!

Its a thrilling thing, coming face to face with your first leopard. Nina Kokotas Hahn ponders the great circle of life in the Okavango Delta.OKAVANGO DELTA, Botswana – Waking up on safari in Botswana is something magical. First come the steady calls of the African mourning dove, which overpower the rest of the bush choir. Then the rustling trees on the other side of the canvas walls (What could that be?), only occasionally audible over the

After arriving in the Andes with no expectations and no Spanish language skills, Gretchen Finn found adventure, gorgeous views, and a feeling of being home away from home. A reader story.ANDES MOUNTAINS, Argentina – I came south with no expectations and only enough Spanish to order wine. Driving up the Andes Mountains, nerves and excitement dance in the pit of my stomach. I keep my eyes fixated on misty mountain tops, children running

On the pages of Tiny Atlas Quarterly, one of our 24 Best Travel Blogs and Websites 2014, you will not only find wanderlust-inducing photos and fresh design layouts, but transportative stories and tucked-away insider lists about destinations far and wide. Founder Emily Nathan and her team went to Hawaii for their latest issue and brought back a little black book of Kona secrets.KONA, HAWAII – We recently went to Hawaii to photograph artist K

The giveaway is now closed. Thank you for entering!Summer is over, but travel season isnt. (Come on: Its always travel season.) Now were focused on getting back to work and looking ahead to wine harvest. In honor of both, were giving away a three-day spa getaway to Auberge du Soleil in Napa Valley. One lucky and soon-to-be-chilled-out winner and a very happy friend will win:THE PRIZE!Hotel! Three nights in a king room at Auberge du Soleil,

Skincare-obsessed Alicia Yoon tries, tests, and sources the best Korean and Japanese beauty products for her online boutique Peach and Lily. The Seoul native put together a mega guide to looking good, feeling better, eating well, and walking it off in South Koreas capital. Part 1 is all about pampering services. Just reading makes us want to disrobe.SEOUL – I grew up in Seoul and visit every summer and winter to spend time with my fami