Shortlisted

3 weeks ago | shortlisted.substack.com | Rebekah Peppler

Hi all,For our May shortlist, we’re heading to a springtime favorite: London! I started visiting this city while I was studying in England during university and have tried to get back as often as possible since (and with the exception of this most recent + gloriously sunny visit, I have been rained on every trip).

1 month ago | shortlisted.substack.com | Rebekah Peppler

Hi all,I hope you’re all having a beautiful April so far. This month we’re heading to back to Italy!* Florence has been a longtime favorite city since I first visited in 2004 and I have had the very good luck to return many times since (I make sure to eat a tortino di carciofi atTrattoria Sostanzaevery. single. time.

2 months ago | shortlisted.substack.com | Rebekah Peppler

Hi all,I hope you’re having a lovely month so far. This month we’re heading to Mérida, the truly magical capital of Mexico’s Yucatán state and one of my favorite food + design-focused weekend getaways from CDMX. There’s the best coffee/s in the city to start your days with, the market stop you need to make for cochinita pibil, favorite spots for cocktails and ice cream and stays and so much more.

Feb 15, 2025 | shortlisted.substack.com | Rebekah Peppler

Hi all,This month we’re heading to Barcelona! Earlier in February,I surprised my partner Laila with a long weekend in one of her favorite cities and just as we filled our time on the ground with plenty of vermouth and gildas and pan con tomate and all manner of boquerones (fried! marinated! wrapped around olives!) so too have I filled this shortlist. Barcelona is one of my favorite favorite cities in the world to eat in and I’m so excited to share these spots with you all.

Jan 15, 2025 | shortlisted.substack.com | Rebekah Peppler

Hi all,Happy New Year! For our first shortlist of 2025, we’re heading to the last city I visited in 2024: Venice! In a year that was absolutely packed with travel, the trip to Venice was a very welcome last minute add-on to a few November weeks spent in Rome (find that shortlist here!). I hadn’t been back to the city since a very short trip with my parents in 2004 and it was a dream to visit 20 (!) years later / I will be sure not to let that much time pass between visits again.