Happy Sunday from the Cotswolds! It has been a wonderful weekend (and it kicked off with me getting my COVID vaccine before I left town!) I’m in Stow on the Wold for the next couple of days to take advantage of shops, restaurants, pubs and holiday homes finally being fully reopened (and to explore a new town!) Even though I’ve been to the Cotswolds several times before, I’ve never made it to this town. It might be my favorite one I’ve visited yet! It’s the perfect size (still feels like a cozy small village but has plenty of great shops and restaurants). If you ever come here, be sure to shop at Cutter Brooks (pictured above), have dinner at The Porch Cafe (a pub dating back to 947 AD!) and be sure to get a scone at Huffkins!
If you’re new here, ‘This Week in the World’ is a weekly recap of content ranging from around the globe. My hope is that each week, no matter where you are in the world, you’ll be able to feel more connected to it: through news, travel, food & wine… really, anything that appeals to the culturally curious. Let’s dive into the content I sourced for week 21.
TRAVEL NEWS, UPDATES + INSPIRATION
I’ve had several people ask where they can travel lately, so I’m re-sharing this list of “these countries are open to vaccinated travelers.”
My friend sent me this article titled “Why we travel — and why we shouldn’t stop” and it’s worth a read!
If you’ve been wanting to go to Canada, you’ll have to wait a bit longer. Canada has extended the border closer to the US until at least June 21st.
AROUND THE WORLD
After being closed for some time, The Eiffel Tower is reopening in July!
WEEKLY FAVORITES
I really enjoyed THIS PODCAST EPISODE on how to be a better bystander. It points out that most of us like to think we’d be able to help in a crisis situation, but would we actually? I found several helpful tips that gave me more confidence to be able to (hopefully) be supportive to someone in need in the future.
I just started reading The Dutch House by Ann Patchett and am really enjoying it already (only a chapter or two in!)
I finally picked up a dress from this brand that I’ve been lusting after for months now (I purchased here in The Cotswolds, but they are sold online HERE).
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That’s all for today. Happy reading and hope to see you back again next week!
xx
Whitney
