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Leo Marchetti

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Your Razor Is Wrong and Here's Why
Grooming

Your Razor Is Wrong and Here's Why

The razor industry has spent decades convincing men that more blades equal a better shave.

2025-05-02

How to Find the Best Local Food Wherever You Travel
Travel

How to Find the Best Local Food Wherever You Travel

The best meals in any destination are rarely the ones that show up on the first page of TripAdvisor.

2025-04-25

How to Visit Japan During Cherry Blossom Season Without the Crowds
Travel

How to Visit Japan During Cherry Blossom Season Without the Crowds

Cherry blossom season — hanami — typically runs from late March through mid-April, and it transforms Japan into the most beautiful and most overcrowded version of itself.

2025-04-21

The Best Mountain Towns for a Winter Retreat
Travel

The Best Mountain Towns for a Winter Retreat

Winter in the mountains is about more than skiing.

2025-04-20

Why George Town in Penang Is a UNESCO Gem Worth Exploring
Travel

Why George Town in Penang Is a UNESCO Gem Worth Exploring

George Town earned its UNESCO World Heritage status in 2008, and the recognition has accelerated both preservation and creative reinvention.

2025-04-20

The Best Travel Sandals That Don't Sacrifice Style
Travel

The Best Travel Sandals That Don't Sacrifice Style

Travel sandals occupy a cursed category — most options prioritize function so aggressively that they look like medical devices.

2025-04-18

How to Do a Wine Country Trip Without Being Annoying
Travel

How to Do a Wine Country Trip Without Being Annoying

Wine country trips have an image problem.

2025-04-16

The Best Travel Wallets and Passport Holders
Travel

The Best Travel Wallets and Passport Holders

A good travel wallet does two things: keeps your documents organized and accessible, and doesn't look like a fanny pack from 2003.

2025-04-10

The 10 Best Vineyard Hotels in the World
Travel

The 10 Best Vineyard Hotels in the World

Sleeping in a vineyard isn't just romantic — it fundamentally changes how you experience wine.

2025-04-09

How to Travel With a Suit Without Wrinkling It
Travel

How to Travel With a Suit Without Wrinkling It

Packing a suit for travel is one of those tasks that separates prepared travelers from the ones who show up to a wedding looking like they slept in a dumpster.

2025-04-07

Why You Should Take More Weeknight Red-Eye Trips
Travel

Why You Should Take More Weeknight Red-Eye Trips

The red-eye flight is the most underutilized tool in the modern traveler's playbook.

2025-04-06

Why the Basque Country Is Europe's Best Food Region
Travel

Why the Basque Country Is Europe's Best Food Region

The Basque Country — straddling the border of Spain and France along the Bay of Biscay — produces more Michelin stars per capita than anywhere else in Europe.

2025-04-04

How to Take Better Travel Photos With Just Your Phone
Travel

How to Take Better Travel Photos With Just Your Phone

The best camera is the one you have on you, and for most travelers, that's an iPhone or Samsung Galaxy.

2025-03-31

The 10 Best Travel Jackets for Unpredictable Weather
Travel

The 10 Best Travel Jackets for Unpredictable Weather

Unpredictable weather is the default condition of travel — you pack for sunshine and get sideways rain, pack for warmth and hit a heat wave.

2025-03-27

Why Ghent Might Be Belgium's Best City for a Weekend
Travel

Why Ghent Might Be Belgium's Best City for a Weekend

Ghent is what Bruges would be if Bruges hadn't been discovered by every tour bus in Northern Europe.

2025-03-27

The Best Packing Cubes and Organizers, Tested
Travel

The Best Packing Cubes and Organizers, Tested

Packing cubes seem like a trivial purchase until you use them — then you can't pack without them.

2025-03-21

The 15 Best Infinity Pools at Hotels Worldwide
Travel

The 15 Best Infinity Pools at Hotels Worldwide

An infinity pool is an engineering trick — the vanishing edge creates the illusion that water extends to the horizon.

2025-03-20

Why Puglia Is Southern Italy's Best Region for Food and Sun
Travel

Why Puglia Is Southern Italy's Best Region for Food and Sun

Puglia, the heel of Italy's boot, has been the country's worst-kept secret for exactly long enough that the infrastructure exists to enjoy it but not so long that it's been Amalfi-fied.

2025-03-14

How to Use Google Flights Like a Power User
Travel

How to Use Google Flights Like a Power User

Google Flights is the most powerful free flight search tool available, and most people use about 10% of its features.

2025-03-14

Why Ho Chi Minh City Should Be on Your Radar
Travel

Why Ho Chi Minh City Should Be on Your Radar

Ho Chi Minh City — still called Saigon by everyone who lives there — is a city of 9 million people and roughly 9 million motorbikes, all moving in a fluid, horn-honking swarm that somehow works.

2025-03-05