What Our Travel Team Is Packing for May: Ibiza, Paris, and a Wedding in Portugal
May is here, and our editors are scattering across the globe. From a move to Paris to a wedding in Portugal, here’s what we’re wearing, reading, and doing this month.
Preshita Saha, director of content, started her month with a hot air balloon ride over Hampi, India, where she spotted ancient temples and rice paddies below. She picked up a traditional Koodai basket bag and a rotation of vintage dresses. Next up: Santorini, Cambodia, and Taiwan. Her carry-on includes a polka dot bikini and a silk sleep mask.
Matt Ortile, associate editor, just moved to Paris. He’s been crashing at Le Meurice while his Montmartre apartment gets renovated, drinking martinis at Bar 228 and dealing with French bureaucracy. He’s hopping around Europe this month—Greece, the South of France, St. Tropez—with a green Lacoste polo and a corkscrew in his fanny pack.
Lauren Burvill, senior commerce writer, is hitting London’s Miko Mei Fair for Thai food, then a weekend in Kent with friends at an eco-house. She’s also spending a night on the Orient Express Sailing Yacht in Cannes. Packing list: a new set from & Other Stories, vintage Chloe sunglasses, and ballet flats she hopes are yacht-friendly.
Arati Menon, global digital director, is unwinding at Sterrekopje, a wellness farm in South Africa’s Cape Winelands. She’s reading Stone Yard Devotional and wrapping up in cashmere. Next: Cape Town for shopping and a safari at Singita Lebombo. Her bag holds a Fuji camera, a silk scarf, and a universal adapter.
Noo Saro-Wiwa, features writer, visited Zannier Île de Bendor off Marseille and is planning a stay at Yarlington Lodge in Somerset. She’s also hitting Folkestone for sea swims and saunas. Her beauty picks: La Prairie skin caviar cream and Lisa Eldridge foundation. She’s reading IO Echeruo’s debut novel.
Meaghan Kenny, commerce editor, is off to a wedding in Kiawah Island, South Carolina. She’s packing Rothy’s slides, comfy linen-blend pants, and a Halara tennis skirt for pickleball. Her bag also holds a portable fan and SPF.
Abigail Malbon, global audience development manager, started May at Le Sirenuse Mare in Positano. This month, she’s getting married. She’s been using K-18 hair products and planning a honeymoon in Madeira, where she’ll wear an all-white wardrobe.
Bridget Mills-Powell, senior commerce director, is heading to Ibiza with her husband, then to Sani Resort in Greece with her kids. She’s packing Saint Laurent jogger shorts and a bold Ahluwalia top. Her poolside read: Lena Dunham’s memoir, Famesick.