Window Seat

Window Seat

The ritual of returning home

True luxury isn't a getaway, it’s building a home you don't feel the need to flee

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Tori Simokov
Aug 05, 2026
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You pull out your suitcase and open it up, preparing to stuff it to the gills with everything you’ll need to become whoever you’ll be in wherever it is you’re about to go. If you’re like me, this part alone is thrilling to you: the imagination of it all, the future projection, the Tetris act of packing each item to fit just right.

But perhaps what’s mos…

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