Edition Three

Featuring Barcelona, Brazil, and a Highway 1 Roadtrip

Reflections

Just last week, one of our Members traveling in Crete sent us a photo of a clothing shop called “Syllogi,” causing us to chuckle with excitement since it’s a word we have rarely seen. The origin of the word is actually from the Greek language, meaning “collection.” For us, a “collection” is what travel is all about, be it the memories we amass during the journey, our photos and writings chronicling the adventure, the ever-growing list of places we yearn to visit, the things we bring home with us, or even the people we meet along the way. Travel is fleeting, a unique experiential investment that otherwise vanishes into thin air the moment we touchdown back home. And yet, collections make that investment tangible–both mentally and physically–for years to come. We’ve always been a proponent of the idea that travel is the best education one can ever have. You never get a diploma to hang on the wall, but the host of ‘things’ you bring home with you are marks of a life well-lived. Continue Reading

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Travel Research: Barcelona

One of the Mediterranean’s Most Flamboyant Destinations 🗝️

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Stay: Ikador Luxury Boutique Hotel, Croatia

An off-the-beaten-path seaside villa on Croatia’s Opatija Riviera. Read More. 🗝️

On Location: Napa & Sonoma County

Our bohemian accommodation was warm and quaint, centered around a gorgeous dahlia garden and a candle-lit dinner where in-the-know San Franciscans had come to getaway. Our visit wouldn’t have been complete without a visit to the boutique and lovely wineries hidden in the rolling valleys... Continue Reading 🗝️

Travel Research: Napa & Sonoma

As a special accompaniment to our “On Location” feature this month, this map features some of the places we ventured on our road trip through the wineries and coastal panoramas of Napa and Sonoma Counties. View the Map. 🗝️

Time Travel: New Year’s 2007 in Rio

At the twilight of 2006, a white party to beat all others on the sands of Copacabana. Listen here. 🗝️

From the Forum

Syllogi’s Travellers Club offers a members-only community to share and receive vetted travel planning intel from experts and fellow travellers.

A Traveller told all about her recent trip through Austria via the train, highlighting some of her favorite moments from visits to Vienna, Graz, Salzburg, and Hallstatt.

Musings

Syllogi’s ‘Musings’ is a series helping you paint a picture of a destination while traveling from your living room. From relevant books and articles, inspiring movies and tv shows, to songs and even treats and dishes, our goal is to curate a sensory experience that will prepare you for an upcoming trip, reminiscence on adventures past, or simply to envision a place that exists in your bucket list fantasies.

Watch: Merlí Sapere Aude

For Dreaming of: Youthful Optimism in Barcelona. Read more.

Watch: ‘Todo Sobre Mi Madre’ (‘All About My Mother’)

For Dreaming of: Almodovar’s Barcelona. Read more.

Listen: Pure Brazil: Caipirinha

For Dreaming of: A Brazilian Festa (Party). Read more.

Taste from Afar: Vitamina Mista

For Dreaming of: Rio Read more.

Read: The Strangely Beautiful Experience of Google Reviews

Other People’s Perspectives (The Good, The Bad, and The Funny). Read more.

Intel & Resources:

In each publication, Syllogi will share various tips, resources, and other odd bits of helpful information we have happened across in our research.

Intel: New European Visa for US Citizens

American citizens headed to Europe in 2023 will need this visa. Read more.

Beauty: Basilica di San Marco, Venezia, Italia

In one of the world’s most touristed destinations, a moment of pause in an otherwise frenetic space. Gloriously-gilded Byzantine details on the basilica’s façade sparkle in the race to sunset.

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