

From packing hacks to getting them to sleep on a long-haul flight to surviving long and late dinners out, our new column about traveling with kids deals with the messy, funny, heart-filling reality of it all.

Once the uniform of French laborers, the bleu de travail—or chore coat—is one of our favorite travel workhorses. Today’s versions are still utilitarian but have a cool, effortless edge: perfect for layering, easy to dress up or down, and light enough to roll into a bag.

For Autumn Sonata founder Lilli Elias, the Netherlands is a living cabinet of curiosities, where traces of antiquity, from ornate canal houses to shops that feel like time capsules, quietly exist in plain sight.

Over slow, sun-soaked days, Lex Duff drove a solo loop of Puglia—from the Adriatic to the Ionian Sea, Otranto to the southernmost tip of the Salento, Nardò, Santa Maria al Bagno, and Lecce.

Known for diplomacy more than design, The Hague has a surprisingly creative and cosmopolitan side. Beyond the courtrooms lie beach clubs, Art Nouveau buildings, and a food scene that mixes Indonesian, Syrian, and Nordic influences. A few favorite local haunts for a weekend in the city.

The cardigan-as-jacket is the ultimate in-between-seasons layer that’s warm enough to stand in for outerwear on the plane, but polished enough for a dinner with an ambiguous dress code.

The formidable head of Scott Dunn Private moves through airports with multiple Samsonite suitcases and Hermès scarves snapped up from duty free.

Once the command centre for KLM, the world’s oldest operating airline, this aviation-inspired stay is redirecting boutique-loving travelers from Amsterdam to The Hague.

A charming bastide turned boutique hotel and wellness destination in the Provençal countryside.