FROM THE EDITOR
Travel Is More Rewarding Off the Beaten Path—Here’s Where to Go
Stephanie Reed
Editor-in-Chief
Induráin! Induráin!
FROM THE EDITOR
Travel Is More Rewarding Off the Beaten Path—Here’s Where to Go
Induráin! Induráin!
Paris, July 25, 1993. The swaying crowds along the Champs Elysée chant madly for Miguel Induráin, the Spanish cyclist who’d just crossed the finish line to win his third consecutive Tour de France. (Incidentally, it was the first tour for a young cyclist named Lance Armstrong.)
This was my first experience of Le Tour, and boy, did I catch the fever. I went back to the States and bought myself a racing bike, soon to be known as Flesh Wound (he and I spent a lot of time peeling ourselves off the pavement).
If you’re lucky enough to be in France this summer, you can catch not only the Tour, but the Olympics, too. Our correspondent Tuula Rampont shares the best places to watch these competitions, including snowglobe-worthy villages.
Our mission at IL is to bring you a whole lot of this insider baseball… the hidden wonders off the well-worn Instagram and YouTube paths.
If you can’t stop fantasizing about an Under the Tuscan Sun renovation project, we’re delighted to introduce you to Mussomeli, a vibrant Sicilian hill town with plenty of expats sharing hammers. If you love theme parks but hate long lines (and exorbitant ticket prices), put a surprising park on Vietnam’s Phu Quoc island on your bucket list.
We’ve also uncovered picturesque Oloron-Sainte-Marie, nestled in the French Pyrenees and sure to be the backdrop for Amélie part deux. And then there’s Venao, Panama’s unofficial Blue Zone, where American vacationers are discovering an unexpected sanctuary—and never going home.
These are places most couldn’t find on a map, but so enchanting, so culturally rich, you too might never go home. Wishing you an unforgettable summer of discovery,
P.S. Have you heard? We just launched a Community Forum for IL members. It’s a one-stop shop for asking our country experts questions, live workshops, and connecting with fellow members.
PUBLISHER INFORMATION
June 2024 Volume 45 Number 2
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CEO: Mary Carroll
Executive Editor: Jennifer Stevens
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Illustrator: Colleen Clapp
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Stephanie Reed
,Editor-in-Chief
Our Magazine Team
| Founding Publisher | William Bonner | |
| CEO | Mary Carroll | |
| Executive Editor, International Living | Jennifer Stevens | |
| Editor-in-Chief | Stephanie Reed | |
| Managing Editor | Megan Ritchie | |
| Designer | Derek Westwood | |
| Online Editor | Donal Lucey | |
| Illustrator | Colleen Clapp |
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