How We Work

Coastal Mindset is published by the Coastal Mindset Editors — a small editorial team focused on Mediterranean slow living: travel, food, home, and everyday rituals. We are reader-funded and affiliate-supported, not sponsored to publish particular opinions.

Our mission is to help people bring a calmer, more intentional, Mediterranean-inspired way of living into their own lives — wherever they happen to be.

Every guide starts with primary and authoritative sources. For travel, that means firsthand experience, official tourism boards, and trusted operators. For food, health, and product topics, we cite recognized authorities and standards bodies rather than marketing copy.

• We name our sources. Substantive articles list the references they draw on so you can check our work.
• For health and food-safety topics, we lean on standards organizations and peer-reviewed research, not anecdote.
• We distinguish fact from opinion. Recommendations and personal taste are presented as such.

We use AI tools to assist with research, outlining, and drafting. Every published piece is reviewed, fact-checked, and edited by a human editor before it goes live. We do not publish unreviewed machine output, and we do not give AI tools an author byline — our editorial team is accountable for everything we publish.

We recommend only what we would genuinely suggest to a friend. Products and places earn a place in our guides on merit — quality, value, and fit for the reader — never because a commission is higher.

• We curate intent-first: we decide what is worth recommending, then find where to buy it — we never let an affiliate feed pick for us.
• We do not accept payment for positive coverage or guaranteed placement.
• We never fabricate ratings, awards, or test results. If we haven't verified a claim, we don't make it.

Some links on Coastal Mindset are affiliate links: if you buy through them, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. This never changes our editorial opinion or what we choose to feature. Full details are in our Affiliate Disclosure.

Prices, availability, and travel details change. We update our most important guides regularly and date them when we make material changes.

If you spot something that's wrong or out of date, please tell us — see our Corrections Policy. We fix verified errors promptly and note significant corrections.