Living Between Continents, Cultures, and Contradictions
Growing up in Turkey, you learn what it means to live life between borders—not always by desire, but often by obligation. It’s a place that gets described, lazily and often,…
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World News Roundup: Shutdowns, Spies & Soaring Gold
This week, travel chaos deepens as the U.S. government shutdown enters its second week, spilling delays across major airports. North of the border, Canada’s prime minister courts Trump in a…
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Abkhazia: Secrets of the Soviet Riviera
Abkhazia: From Playground to Ruins In the 1970s, trains packed full of tourists from across the Soviet Union would arrive into the coastal city of Sukhumi every summer. The city,…
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World News Roundup: Crises, Convoys & Collisions
This week’s headlines stretch from the Middle East to the Pacific. Greta Thunberg and other activists were detained as Israeli forces intercepted aid ships, while Washington edges toward a government…
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Summer in Lapland Before the Snow Falls
Most people know Lapland for its deep winter. The blizzards, the reindeer-dotted forests, the elusive shimmer of the northern lights. It’s the land of husky sleds and Santa’s Village, where…
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World News Roundup: Fault Lines, Flotillas & Frontiers
This week’s headlines span diplomacy, disasters, and discovery. World leaders gather in New York for the UN General Assembly, Italy and Spain deploy navy ships after drone attacks on a…
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How Living in Uzbekistan Changed One Englishman’s Life Forever
It’s estimated that roughly 5 million British people live abroad. The vast majority settle in countries like Australia, Spain, Canada, and the USA. The standard of living in Britain is…
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World News Roundup: Power Plays, Protests & Vanishing Giants
This week spans extremes of scale; from tiny flecks of matcha whisked in Uji to a 348-foot superyacht seized from a Russian oligarch. China launches an ultra-long-haul “direct” flight with…
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When the Rain Falls in Costa Rica
Walking Into the Storm In the Costa Rica rainy season, I like to walk in the rain. Not the drizzle you tiptoe through with an umbrella, but the real thing,…
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Western Sahara. Africa’s Last Colony
Did you know that you actually cannot see the Great Wall of China from space? This is a popular urban myth. Sometimes, under very specific circumstances—when the weather is just…
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