Yolanda Edwards
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Back of House: Odyssia Sifounaki Daskalantonaki, Grecotel
With some of our favorite hotels in Greece in their collection, Grecotels are OG experts on Greek hospitality. Odyssia grew up running around the grounds of the family business her grandfather started 50 years ago, and now as its executive director, she takes us behind the scenes.
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The Santa Fe List
Santa Fe is one of those rare places that drips with charisma no matter what time of year you go. We asked a few friends who know the city well for their local go-tos: the best trad New Mexican breakfast and coolest new tables; unmissable small museums and irresistible vintage shops; and hikes with amazing…
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The Rome Shopping List
After repeated requests, Yolanda finally pulled together her shopping guide to Rome, where centuries-old ateliers, old-school haberdashers, antiques dealers and flea markets sit alongside Italian fashion and design stores.
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The YOLO Edit of The Edit
Favorite hotels for chasing the last of the European sun, taking a long weekend in the city, and fleeing winter altogether. Yolanda’s edit of The Edit by Chase Travel.
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Dispatch from the Basque Coast
A last-minute trip to Biarritz—and a completely sold-out hotel scene—sent Yolanda exploring farther afield along the Basque Coast. She discovered just how close everything is: surf towns, seaside villages, and postcard-perfect countryside are often only 10 minutes apart. Here, her newly expanded list of where to stay, eat, drink, and shop from Biarritz to St.…
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Dispatch From Cap Ferret
This narrow, pine-forested peninsula an hour from Bordeaux, where oyster shacks, sand dunes and charming villages sit between the Atlantic and Arcachon Bay, is a caught-in-time vacationland: barefoot and rustic, but incredibly chic.
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Channeling: Cap Ferret
There are some places that have such strong style codes that you leave them genuinely influenced. Cap Ferret is one of those places, and here’s how to conjure the vibe.
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Amangiri, Canyon Point, Utah
In short… A bucket-list hotel for design-centric travelers since it opened in 2009 in the middle of the most breathtaking landscape.
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Turndown Photos
When Yolanda’s daughter was little she always brought a “friend” along on her travels, and Clara’s dad documented the imaginative nightly scenes that housekeeping created by tucking her stuffed animals into bed—in hotels from Mexico to Milan.