The internet loves to beg the question, “What’s in My Bag?” but we here at the Attic thought we’d take that one step further and have our Editors share the things going into their suitcases. Editor-at-Large Lauren Olmeda returns to her home state of Michigan after living abroad for a year.
Read MoreBeauty Editor and Classics Aficionado Rory Mara takes us on journey to the city of Pompeii, first through the pages of The Last Day’s of Pompeii and then through a visit to the landmark city itself.
Read MoreIn our continuing series of independent coffee shops around the world, Creative Director Raquel Reyes finds escape in the many beloved shops of her home town Savannah, Georgia.
Read MoreInspired by Joan Didion’s quintessential packing list, the Attic team questions what it is that belongs on a modern day packing list of the same nature, sharing their own travel essentials.
Read MoreArt History Grad Student Kiely Schuck shares the ins and outs of Florence, concentrating on its hidden gems, gelato shops, and cafés.
Read MoreNew contributor and art historian Kiely Schuck shares her experience as a graduate student in Florence with E.M. Forster’s A Room with a View as a balm to keep homesickness at bay.
Read MoreIn the second edition of “Coffee Shops of the World,” Attic writer M.A. McCuen takes us along on a very caffeinated trip to Montreal to coffee shops and cultural sites alike.
Read MoreIn the first of a series, Perfume Columnist Mishka Hoosen shares a day in his life, as she is currently completing an artists’ residency in Paris, working on a book exploring the cultural history of perfume and desire.
Read MoreWhat makes a great guide in our eyes in not necessarily a round-up of the top, unchanging spots in a city but of the places that make it dear to people who live and travel there. Here, Olivia shares favorite spots in D.C. that she and the other Attic editors visit time again.
Read MoreTraveling is nothing without some energy, and in the first of our highly requested coffee shop series, Raquel shares our favorite Washington, D.C. stops.
Read MoreIn an unofficial edition of “Bookshops of the World,” Jessica Armstrong pays tribute to the independent bookshop and all it can bring to one’s life while looking at the two bookshops of St. Andrews.
Read MoreFresh from holiday in Washington D.C. with Editor in Chief Olivia, Raquel opens up her suitcase and shares what she used and wore throughout her stay.
Read MoreIn the latest “Bookshops of the World,” Olivia and Raquel tour the American capital through its bookshelves.
Read MoreFollowing up her earlier piece on more classic books to read on long journey, EIC Olivia Gündüz-Willemin shares twelve books that are perfect to read on a plane.
Read MoreRelaxing in her native Puglia, Rory Mara walks us through the city of Otranto – past the castle we all know thanks to Horace Walpole – and onto its sunny streets.
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