YOLO Journal Spring 2025 Issue 18 romances two main reasons to travel: the journey and the stay. In this issue the contributors voyage by boat down the Peruvian Amazon; drive though the lush tea farms and lagoons of Kerala, India; journey on a classic rail route from Pretoria to Cape Town; and traverse the lunar landscapes of the Uyuni Salt Flats to the Atacama Desert by 4x4. Then there are trips conceived around fantastically unique hotels: the stately pleasure
palaces of Raffles Udaipur & Jaipur; Dar Ahlam, a palm oasis in the Moroccan desert; Desa Potato Head in Bali, both sustainable and design-led; and the charmingly cheerful Casa Lawa in Sicily. Plus, love letters to places that unexpectedly stole our hearts: Genoa, Tofino, and Angkor Wat.