Why Are We Obsessed with Being in a Constant State of Travel?

What do two travel editors do when they’re faced with months of
lockdown and lots of paused plans? We side-step tie-dye projects
and sourdough starters in favour of creating our own at-home
adventures.


For the past few months, we’ve fantasised about travel more than
ever. Whether rustling up our favourite dishes from the Amalfi
Coast, immersing ourselves in diverse cultures through literature
or binging on Netflix’s globe-trotting flicks, we’ve become
obsessed with incorporating travel into our daily lives. Join us,
Editor-in-Chief India Dowley and Content Editor Fleur
Rollet-Manus, as we discuss how you can do the same. 


We catch up with chef Tom Brown, the culinary creative behind
Hackney Wick’s hit restaurant Cornerstone. He talks to us about
his travels in Japan, secret beaches in Mexico and reveals how to
nail the recipe for those crab crumpets. 


We’ll also be revealing the European hotels we’re checking into
as lockdown measures ease.


We’d love to know where you’re travelling next and how you think
the travel landscape might change post-pandemic. Send your voice
notes to fleur@suitcasemag.com or drop us a DM on Instagram
@indiadowley and @fleur_rm. For a daily dose of travel
inspiration, check in with us at suitcasemag.com. 


Links and notes from the episode 


Peckish and in need of a chef-approved snack? Try whipping up one
of these recipes from our favourite chefs.


https://suitcasemag.com/articles/home-cook-recipes


… or one of these global plates: 


https://suitcasemag.com/articles/chefs-reveal-favourite-holiday-dishes


Add to your lockdown library with our Sub Editor Rae’s
well-curated selection:


https://suitcasemag.com/articles/books-every-female-traveller-should-read


https://suitcasemag.com/articles/best-life-changing-travel-books


https://suitcasemag.com/articles/books-on-sustainability-and-climate-change


https://suitcasemag.com/articles/dismantling-racism-books-podcasts-films


Support your lock bookstore and buy your stash from one of these
independents:


https://suitcasemag.com/articles/independent-bookshops


Combining our love of food and literature, dig in to one of these
SUITCASE-approved cookbooks:


https://suitcasemag.com/articles/20-global-cookbooks


Find out when our favourite European hotels are opening here:


https://suitcasemag.com/articles/favourite-european-hotels-re-opening


Netflix and chill more your bag? Tune into these far-flung
flicks:


https://suitcasemag.com/articles/netflix-best-travel-series


https://suitcasemag.com/articles/indie-travel-films


https://suitcasemag.com/articles/favourite-films-to-inspire-your-travels


Or if you’re after something more avant-garde, these are the
museums and galleries you can (virtually) wander from home:


https://suitcasemag.com/articles/mueseums-and-galleries-to-virtually-tour


Chef Tom Brown’s favourite spots


Crate


https://cratebrewery.com


Pearl 


https://pearlhackneywick.com


Natura 


http://naturapizzeria.com


Silo


https://silolondon.com


Henne Kirkeby Kro


https://www.hennekirkebykro.dk


Ynyshir 


https://ynyshir.co.uk


… and don’t forget the Shibanuma soy sauce 


https://www.shibanuma.com/en/


India and Fleur’s top picks and recommendations


Books:


Educated by Tara Westwood


Alone in Antarctica by Felicity Aston


Walls of Change: The Story of the Wynwood Walls by Jessica
Goldman Srebnick 


What I was Doing While You Were Breeding by Kristin Newman


Women Alone: Travel Tales from Around the Globe by Faith
Conlon 


Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo 


Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to
Civil Rights by Gretchen Sorin 


Our favourite European hotels:


La Bastide de Fléchon
Provence, France 


https://www.bastidedeflechon.com


Torre del Marqués


Teruel, Spain


https://www.hoteltorredelmarques.com


Sublime Comporta


Comporta, Portugal


https://www.sublimecomporta.pt


Miramonti


Avelengo, Italy


https://www.hotel-miramonti.com