National Geographic is one of those bylines that every writer covets. I’d never had the guts to even pitch them, so was particularly pleased to have an editor reach out […]
I’ve been told I’m one of the only people not writing clickbait it’s-time-to-panic or you-can-ignore-it-all articles about the new COVID-19 coronavirus that’s spreading around the world. Because of my background […]
Edit: Since I wrote this post in early February, the coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we live. I’ve created a new Coronavirus page where I’ve added links to all […]
Fodor’s commissioned a retelling of my story from my first ever day in Southeast Asia, way back in 2006. I’m embarrassed that it took almost 15 years for me to […]
Morocco’s medinas — the ancient, walled parts of cities — are fascinating to see. In many ways, they are unchanged from medieval times. In other ways, they are completely modern […]
Statistics say that the average person is more likely to die from a TV falling on them than from a terrorist act. So why are we so scared? I hear too […]
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