“The worst flaw a man can have is indifference to perfection.”

Italo Calvino wrote that. It’s a phrase I deeply love, and it resonates strongly today, more than ever. Especially when traveling.
Because true travel isn’t about collecting cities, flags, or destinations. It’s about training your gaze. Opening your heart. Learning to see. Learning to feel.

But pay attention: perfection isn’t just a Renaissance sculpture or a postcard landscape. It’s the subtle perfection of a kind glance, an unscripted gesture, a silence that changes everything. It’s noticing a shadow falling on a wall at sunset, a handmade ceramic bowl in a remote cafe, an scent that brings back a distant memory. Perfection is also the imperfection of a handmade object, perfect in its authenticity and, above all, its harmony.

Those who travel with this care, who are not indifferent to the hidden harmony of things, experience a profound journey. They touch the heart of things. And they let things truly touch them.

We at Raremood believe in this type of travel: experiential, refined, emotional, in search of the unusual. You don’t need to go far: all you need is a present mind, open eyes, and a receptive heart. Whether it’s a slow train in Tuscany, an unknown bistro in Marseille, or an art gallery in the back of a bookstore in Berlin, the experience is there. But it only reveals itself to those who know how to see it.

So, this summer, when you pack your suitcase, also bring Calvino’s phrase with you. Like a gentle reminder: don’t be indifferent to perfection. You might find it often. Look around. Notice. Be moved. Because the whole meaning of travel, perhaps, is right there: in the small, imperceptible wonder that reveals itself only to those who seek it with intention.

Isabella