YOLO Journal Issue No. 22

Our favorite independent travel quarterly is named after founder Yolanda Edwards, who's spent a career at the top of mastheads as a travel and lifestyle editor, most recently at Conde Nast Traveler. It's a collection of stories and pictures from well-traveled people, each with a great eye and interesting perspective. In their words: "Summer 2026 is our first-ever Coastal Issue. We all know the restorative pull of a beach holiday spent exploring hidden coves and tidal pools, collecting shells, watching the light shift across the water. We begin in the Mediterranean, of course: a dreamy family retreat in Zakynthos, the Crusoe-esque wilds of Corsica, and the grittier rhythms of Sète, a port city near Spain. But we wanted to wander further afield, too—to less expected coastal fantasies: dhow sailing in Mozambique, the quirky and moody English seaside, the frigid coves of Midcoast Maine, the stark volcanic landscapes of Lanzarote. The destinations couldn’t be more different, yet each captures the ocean’s strange, primordial hold—told through immersive images of aquamarine water and the sunstruck colors of summer: suits, umbrellas, surfboards glinting in the sun."