Fallen Monuments, Then and Now
The USSR’s fallen monuments and failed reckoning offer lessons for our own near future.
Oh, the places you’ll go!
The USSR’s fallen monuments and failed reckoning offer lessons for our own near future.
Jerusalem, 1988: A sherut driver’s heroic act of honesty saved this young traveler from a ruined trip.
Annals of Memorable Meals: Angkor Beer, rice porridge, durian, and faith in a Kampong Thom town
That time a Kazakh human-rights attorney invited us to a lunch of Russian dumplings at a Kampot, Cambodia roadside stand
Eating and Drinking Well on the Camino de Santiago
Six lessons we learned (the hard way) on our first pilgrimage made our second Camino all the better.
A message to graduates: Too often, you get what you expect. That’s why, as a traveler and a human, you should expect nothing—and be ready for anything.
Dragon Con, fall of 2016: That time sexy aliens, Vikings, cat-eyed villains, and pouting Jon Snows pillaged downtown Atlanta and showed no mercy.