If Malta is known for one thing, it’s its balconies. Sure, there are overhanging covered balconies everywhere in the world, but Malta, particularly, seems to have fetishized them, so much so that they are commonly …
There are a lot of reasons to dislike Morocco. For one, its doubtful that any country on earth has a larger population of touts. They swarm around you, constantly buzzing in your ear like flies …
The following is a previously unpublished account of my January 2017 trip to Lalish in Kurdistan.
Selecting only five books to read before heading to India is something of a daunting task. With a history that stretches back millenniums and more than two thousand ethnic groups, one could spend a whole …
Any trip to Krakow would not be complete without a stop at Oscar Schindler’s factory, made famous by Steven Spielberg’s 1993 film Schindler’s List. But the museum leaves something to be desired. A good portion …
Apart from Izmir, Antalya is probably one of the best places to capture a glimpse of the Hellenistic and Roman era world in Anatolia. With an impressive list of antiquity sites within two hours of …
On my way to Potosí, the Bolivian I was sitting next to on the bus pointed out to an old airstrip that had been constructed by USAID, “Underneath are atomic bombs left by the Americans.” …
Oh, the holidays! December 2018 seemed to extend like a greasy stain on a glass window, smearing everything in a yellow tinted haze. Or maybe it was just the alcohol. Regardless, between work, travel, and …
Freshman congresswoman and rising star of the progressive movement Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently suggested a U.S. top marginal income tax rate of 70%. Supporters contend that this would not only increase government revenue but would have …
If America didn’t invent the tourist trap, it certainly perfected it. Long highways through undeveloped countryside were fertile ground for local entrepreneurs to find ever increasingly bizarre ways to relive bored tourists of their money. …