A Tourist at NYC Fashion Week

NEW YORK CITY – The clothes, the hair, the photograhers. It's a crazy world at the fashion shows. Backstage scenes from Jason Wu Spring/Summer 2013.

The World's Best Antiques Fair

ROUND TOP, Texas – The atmosphere is equal parts carnival and commerce, and the variety of items is staggering. It is my favorite treasure-hunting experience in the world.

Fathom Questionnaire: Meghana Gandhi

Dying to visit: The World Cup and Carnaval in Rio. The Balenciaga, Ferragamo, and Gucci museums. And The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios in Orlando. (Go ahead, judge.)

A Man on a Mission. For Tiles.

SEVILLE and LISBON – "When they hear your English, they think 'rich tourist' and won't bargain. Let me talk." When a man's on a mission to shop, he leaves no tile unturned.

Packing List: Lockhart Steele

He eats tiny peanut butter crackers from airport vending machines and is almost never on the road without Yahtzee. How to pack like Curbed founder Lockhart Steele.

New Shop: Burning Man

Everything you need to bring to Burning Man in order to live off the land.

Shopkeeper Debrief: Reliquary, San Francisco

Best thing about living in San Francisco? That I can live in the woods in Oakland and be in the heart of SF in 20 minutes. Or in wine country in 30 minutes. Or on a hike in five minutes.

Mexico City by Design

MEXICO CITY – It can be hard to make sense of the colorful, sprawling metropolis in a weekend. Behold! A loose itinerary based on the best of the city's historic and modern designs.

New Shop: Nantucket

NANTUCKET – Whether you’re headed to The Grey Lady for a week of sun and sand or stuck at your desk dreaming — here are a few of the island's essentials.

Packing List: Berit Baugher

A small book light is handy when you're on an overnight flight and don't want to be the obnoxious person who keeps the light on while everyone is trying to sleep.

I travel for the Stuff