Nepal has suffered a truly horrible earthquake. We were safely in Bangkok, editing our blogs and photographs when the disaster happened. That said, the 7.8 magnitude…
Palermo feels like a place where schemes are hatched. Unexpected turns, the ancient beside the modern, the grit of daily struggle right in front of…
After this it was sheer travel along the North African littoral, and the Mediterranean, and Sicily, and Greece. This: Tangier. This: the death of Don…
This week I am facing one of the good, right and hard aspects of travel: an unfamiliar culture is making me face my bias, my…
If you’re contemplating an extended overseas adventure, then you’ve probably already asked yourself: What will I do with my phone? Before we give either cut-to-the-chase…
In the crush of fishing boats tied up at the Casablanca dock, my vision goes through an ethereal transformation. It is not a seaside mist…
The Iberia flight from Chicago to Madrid is nothing if not a clear line of demarcation from the United States: A substantial airline meal, with…
Drilling, boxing, discovering flaws in cellular plans. Hauling, stacking, shuttering storage. Sweeping. Locking the door, buying insurance. Quaffing red. Tearing chicken from the bone. Detailing…
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