Editing this magazine can feel like a 24/7 marathon—though, admittedly, the route is mind-bendingly glorious, stocked with astonishing architecture, gorgeous interiors, sublime gardens, and fascinating people. In addition to innumerable meetings and hundreds of production decisions that must be made each month, there’s the challenge of nonstop e-mails and the “always on” mind-set of producing website content, not to mention the kicky, seductive pull of Instagram and Pinterest. It’s a schedule that’s intoxicating but exhausting, and, like so many of you, I long to get away for a few days to recharge. Or, next best thing, to end up on a photo shoot in a beautiful location, seeing how someone even busier than I am manages to tune out and really relax.
That’s what happened last summer, when I flew…
