Washington Post • 4th March 2022

Travel guidebooks aren’t dead, but they’ll never be the same. Maybe that’s a good thing.

“Guidebooks are becoming more and more inspirational, in addition to just being repositories of information,” said Grace Fujimoto, acquisitions director at Avalon Travel.

Washington Post • 18th February 2022

Three days along North America’s longest backcountry ski trail

The 311-mile Catamount Trail runs north-south along the length of Vermont, following the rounded spine of the Green Mountains between Massachusetts and the Canadian border.

Washington Post • 17th February 2022

A Dutch adventurer chronicles two years traveling by bicycle

It was a plan of mathematical elegance: A single line uniting two vast continents, 14 countries and the longest terrestrial mountain range on Earth.

National Geographic • 14th February 2022

Andalusia’s ‘white towns’ were forged by past epidemics

Whitewashed villages teeter on hilltops throughout the countryside of Andalusia, Spain, but the pueblos blancos share more than beautiful architecture. They were built to defend communities against invaders during centuries of conflict.

Washington Post • 4th November 2021

The best travel books of 2021 — so far

Even as the pandemic halted travel, some travel writers got to work.

Washington Post • 29th July 2021

Iceland’s new driving route explores the remote north

I like remote and wild places, and I don’t wish to see their edges buffed away. Between theatrical weather and shy foxes, the Westfjords did not disappoint.

Food & Wine • 25th October 2021

Feral Apple Cider Should Be on Your Radar This Fall

Meet the wild apple hunters foraging Vermont's untended apple trees to make one-of-a-kind ciders.

National Geographic • 8th August 2021

The Middle East may be the next great hiking destination

The Red Sea Mountain Trail is mainland Egypt’s first long-distance trail, opening to outsiders an area that few travelers have explored in recent decades.

Washington Post • 30th November 2021

Review | Can’t name that feeling? Try consulting ‘The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows’

Words for obscure emotions remind us we have company in our most private moments, writes John Koenig in his prologue to “The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows.”

Condé Nast Traveler • 26th October 2021

On Your Next Vancouver Layover, Explore the Nearby City of Richmond

Richmond has earned a quiet rep among food lovers for some of the continent’s finest Asian cuisine—after all, the Chinese community here has roots extending to the province’s gold rush days.

Washington Post • 9th September 2021

Don’t call it relaxation. On this Maine island, vacation is for rusticating.

What is rusticating? It’s the 19th-century version of going country. Think: picnics by rowboat, plein-air painting or day-long hikes along mountain trails.

Washington Post • 29th September 2021

At 82, legendary travel writer Colin Thubron shows no signs of slowing down

The author's most recent book takes readers 3,000 miles down the remote Amur River through Mongolia, China, and Russia.

Washington Post • 19th August 2021

In Iceland, a geothermal soak is the ultimate cure-all

Even the tiniest towns have their own public pools in this windblown, almost-Arctic island country, haunts for everyone from school kids to retirees. Deep in the countryside, roadside signs point to natural hot springs burbling straight from the earth.

Washington Post • 7th October 2021

You’re a different person when you travel. Here’s why, and how to transform yourself at home.

When I leave familiar things behind, I look at the world with fresh eyes. Strange foods become new favorites. Curiosity surges. I am a different person when I travel.

BBC Travel • 12th April 2021

The US' lost, ancient megacity

A thousand years ago, the Mississippian settlement – on a site near the modern US city of St Louis, Missouri – was renowned for bashes that went on for days.

Washington Post • 5th August 2021

Tucson’s new tourist attractions range from Aztec art to space rocks

In Tucson, a fresh-air destination beloved for winter sun, old-school is news again: Birding is big, hiking is trending and parks are filled with nature-seeking tourists. And at the Tucson Museum of Art, ancient artifacts are getting a glow up.

National Geographic Travel • 22nd February 2021

‘It really is like flying.’ Explore wild skating on nature’s ice

A taste of freedom amid an ongoing pandemic, this outdoor adventure has become a hot trend in cold regions of the United States.

Washington Post • 28th July 2021

L.A. bounces back with breezy new stays, superheroes and movie magic

As travelers return this summer and fall, they’ll find fresh attractions steeped in old-school Hollywood magic. Welcome back to the land of superheroes and silver-screen glamour.

Washington Post • 12th February 2021

Aromas can evoke beloved journeys — or voyages not yet taken

For travelers like me circumscribed by the pandemic, aromas offer the chance to revisit cherished journeys. That can be as simple as savoring the bouquet of a favorite wine, making a homemade amaro, or lighting a scented candle.

National Geographic Travel • 22nd December 2020

Is joy the same in every language?

Learning unfamiliar words can take us on epic journeys even when we can’t travel.