Travel
Coastal Living
Postcards from the Road
HOW BEST TO MARK YOUR OLDEST DAUGHTER’S FINAL SUMMER AT HOME BEFORE COLLEGE? FOR THIS CALIFORNIA FAMILY, IT MEANS A ROAD TRIP UP THEIR BELOVED HOME COASTLINE
10 min |
Summer 2026
Coastal Living
California's Golden Girl
Who knew that just 26 miles offshore from Los Angeles, this jewel box of an island was a silent-movie set, a playground for stars during the Golden Age of Hollywood, a spring training camp for the Chicago Cubs, and an insider getaway for more than a century? Meet the sweet surprise of Santa Catalina Island
6 min |
Summer 2026
Coastal Living
Catalina Insider
Catalina Express is the fastest way to get to Avalon by boat, with up to 30 departures daily year-round with service to Avalon from San Pedro, Long Beach, and Dana Point.
3 min |
Summer 2026
Coastal Living
HOME AGAIN
Designer Lori Deeds reinvents a summer residence for a young family in the Cape Cod town of Chatham with classic materials and a bit of whimsy
5 min |
Summer 2026
Coastal Living
American Beauty
Just 13 miles off the Rhode Island coast lies a place that has managed to preserve its 19th-century charms, protect its verdant landscapes, keep two lighthouses ablaze, and be home to about 1,400 souls. Welcome to Block Island
10+ min |
Summer 2026
Coastal Living
FUN HOUSE
An Orlando-area home is the happiest place on Earth—and there’s no admission fee
4 min |
Summer 2026
Coastal Living
SUMMER'S BEST BEACH COOKOUT
BURGERS, DOGS, AND ONE PATRIOTIC PIE—PLUS A RAINBOW OF FROSTY COCKTAILS—MAKE FOR A HAPPY HOLIDAY
6 min |
Summer 2026
Coastal Living
DRUNKEN SAILOR
Few summer pleasures rival a round of boat drinks. They’re easy to make: Relying on a handful of easy-to-stow ingredients, a true boat drink comes together without fussy precision or technique. And they’re fun to drink: Glassware on boats has to be nonbreakable, which means using sturdy tumblers (best decked out in cheeky nautical motifs). Given that ease and enjoyment, there’s nothing more tempting than another round—which is perhaps why this cocktail has the name it does.
1 min |
Summer 2026
Coastal Living
THE Outside BOX
A simple facade introduces the character-driven interiors of this new build in Alys Beach, Florida, where a California couple is happily putting down new roots in the sand
5 min |
Summer 2026
Coastal Living
EDITOR'S FAVES
What's in my beach bag this summer + two new books celebrating the coast!
1 min |
Summer 2026
Coastal Living
WHAT'S IN YOUR BEACH BAG?
Erin Melear, a Tampa-based designer and cofounder of fashion brand Omika, shares her beach-day essentials
1 min |
Summer 2026
Coastal Living
THE SUMMER DOUBLE PLAY
In New England, rivalries-and loyalties-run deep, from sports teams and brands of coffee to two of the region's most famed islands: Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket.
1 min |
Summer 2026
Coastal Living
Best Beaches in America
It’s the ultimate summer list: the best beach in every state (with a coastline!), from sea to shining sea
7 min |
Summer 2026
Coastal Living
SUNSET SHADES
Re-create that famed magic hour with this curated collection of pink and orange hues from the fabric experts at JAMES Showroom
1 min |
Summer 2026
Coastal Living
BOUNTY OF THE SEA
Looking for quick lunch or dinner options? These seafood bowls come together in an hour or less and are brimming with fish and shellfish, fresh veggies, and whole grains
3 min |
Summer 2026
Coastal Living
Cottage Chic
Designer Meg Braff channels old-school Palm Beach elegance, using her signature bold colors and playful patterns to transform her friend’s waterside cottage into a comfortable sanctuary
1 min |
Spring 2026
Coastal Living
ESPANTO WAVE
Some beach drinks take you there, and some beach drinks really take you there. How can you not picture yourself in an open-air bungalow, gazing at the Caribbean while sipping the official cocktail of Cayo Espanto—a tiny private island resort just off the coast of Belize?
1 min |
Spring 2026
Coastal Living
NICARAGUA'S GREAT ESCAPE
Some vacations feel like the adventure is built right in. That’s certainly the case with Rancho Santana, a sprawling, 2,700-acre resort with five separate beaches on Nicaragua’s Emerald Coast, the country’s southwestern shore on the Pacific Ocean.
1 min |
Spring 2026
Coastal Living
SHRIMP SCHOOL
OUR FAVORITE PEEL ’N’ EAT SEAFOOD IS SUCH A CHAMELEON—IT WORKS WITH ANY FLAVOR PROFILE, FROM MEDITERRANEAN TO CARIBBEAN. TRY THESE CLASSIC SPINS THAT SPAN THE GLOBE
6 min |
Spring 2026
Coastal Living
PALMAÏA'S WAY TO WELLNESS
“I’m here for two weeks.” I can’t believe that this vibrant, 40-something woman rolling up her mat next to me has told me this.
1 min |
Spring 2026
Coastal Living
Saving Grace
A 79-year-old beach cottage in North Carolina gets a brilliant revival from a team committed to honoring its past while reimagining the future
5 min |
Spring 2026
Coastal Living
The Eternal Magic of the Lowcountry
Celebrated worldwide for its Southern charms, the soul of Charleston is more than historic architecture and high-profile dining. It’s a place formed and nourished by the rich, restless waters of the Lowcountry. Local author STEPHANIE HUNT takes a seabird’s-eye view of her remarkable coastal home
6 min |
Spring 2026
Coastal Living
NATURAL BEAUTY
A New York couple traded heels and dress shoes for year-round flip-flops when they moved to Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, enlisting a local designer to fashion their forever home
2 min |
Spring 2026
Coastal Living
YELLOW + RATTAN
Our friends at JAMES Showroom pair natural textures with shades of yellow, saffron, and marigold for a surefire way to warm up any room
1 min |
Spring 2026
Coastal Living
Best Places to Live on the Coast 2026
Meet your next forever home. These 10 towns offer dreamy blends of great beaches, engaging local life, climate resilience, and straight-up beauty, from East Coast to West, the Great Lakes to the Gulf
6 min |
Spring 2026
Coastal Living
JUNGLE BIRD
Barman Jeffrey Ong Swee Teik was a visionary. In the early 1970s, he set out to invent a drink for the Aviary Bar at the newly opened Hilton Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, that honored his country’s equatorial climate, the bar’s ornithological vibe, and the decade’s disco mood that favored sweet drinks with flair. One might have expected a hyper-tropical cocktail, but that’s where Ong showed his genius. He introduced Campari—the bitter Italian aperitif most associated with a Negroni—into a shaken conversation with dark rum, pineapple and lime juices, and simple syrup. Served in a ceramic bird-shaped vessel, the aptly named Jungle Bird skirted kitsch with its grown-up notes of Campari; it wasn’t long before the drink entered, via widely published cocktail guides, the rotation of American bartenders. As the 1990s tiki revival kicked into gear, the Jungle Bird was taken up anew, with variations leaning even more into Ong’s secret weapon, Campari, and reaching for richer flavor with molasses-heavy blackstrap rum. More than a half-century on, the Jungle Bird is considered a cocktail classic, so whether you use blackstrap or dark rum, be sure to toast this Malaysian creator’s very cool bird. It rules the roost.
1 min |
Winter 2025
Coastal Living
A Tale of Two Ships
Think you know what cruising the Caribbean is like? Think again. Now, it’s possible to explore the region’s islands on smaller, intimate ships that nestle nimbly into bays and ports that big cruise ships can’t even touch. See what it’s like to cruise St. Lucia, Antigua, Martinique, and St. Kitts in high style on a luxury motor yacht, and then ride the trade winds with sails flying from Curaçao and Aruba to Cartagena and Panama’s San Blas Islands. It’s a whole new way to ahoy
3 min |
Winter 2025
Coastal Living
Petite & Perfect
Bermuda-based designer Georgia Benevides packs a pint-size Palm Beach pied-à-terre with color and flair
5 min |
Winter 2025
Coastal Living
LET NATURE LEAD
Designer Phoebe Howard crafts an entirely new island aesthetic for a family’s Caribbean home, complete with warm neutrals and loads of organic textures
4 min |
Winter 2025
Coastal Living
BERMUDA'S FRESH FACE
It takes confidence to know when less is more. But on Bermuda, where the sea and sands provide a daily pageant of iridescent blues and pale pinks, the design thinking at AZURA is to showcase that splendor via cliff-hugging frames of soothing, spare whites. The impact is intoxicating, and an exciting addition to the island’s traditional resorts and cottage communities.
1 min |