A Far Corner - curiosity driven

Diving into southern English life for a weekend is like being tossed from white water into a lagoon. Unhurried locals stroll down mossy lanes, gliding through an all-consuming marine layer with relaxed expressions and friendly eyes. Smiles, chimneys, cobblestones and roads embrace their natural crookedness to a comical degree. If Kent had a county sport, it would certainly be ‘meandering.’

Rye, England

Cliffs of Dover, England

Canterbury, England

Rye, England

Cambridge Cathedral, England

Sandwich, Kent, England

Cambridge, England

Sandwich, Kent, England

Rye, England

Saffron Walden, England

Canterbury, England

Cathedral, Cambridge, England

Main Street, Canterbury, England

Rye, England

Cambridge Campus, England

Rye, England

Cambridge Canals, England

Rye, England

Cambridge, England

Rye, England

Sandwich, Kent, England

Journey to the Caucasus | Part 2: Inconvenient, Incomparable Tusheti

I flicked myself again on the neck, just under the chin. Thumb and forefinger, like I’d seen the locals do daily — still unsure of what it meant. An attempt to…

November 4, 2016
Journey to the Caucasus | Part 1: A Wisp of Armenia

“Here’s where they train the stupid police,” our taxi driver informed us in angry, broken English. It was 3am and still dark. We were tired but curiosity and good manners won…

September 30, 2016
Trekking in Georgia: A Love Affair with the Greater Caucasus

Stretching between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, the Caucasus Mountains are in a blurry category of their own, with complex ties to Europe, Asia and the Middle East, but fully reflecting none of the…

August 19, 2016
Profile of a Bag

Rollie backpack: nerd Monogramed luggage: princess REI pack: American Jack Wolfskin: German Lafuma: Frenchman Black suitcase: vacationer 55L rucksack: low-budget traveler Stereotyping sucks, but all of us do it — from…

July 29, 2016
A Week in the Alps for the Unmotivated, Disorganized Non-Mountaineer

When choosing between a vacation in August and no vacation at all, the latter can sometimes feel like the lesser of two evils. It’s monsoon season in India and Southeast Asia, the…

July 22, 2016
Life on the Street: As Seen From Four Paws

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July 15, 2016
Growing Abroad:
3 Lessons I’ve Learned
in the World’s Classroom

1. Pick Your Battles “You are so not American.” It’s supposed to be a compliment, but I’m never quite sure how to respond. I’ve heard women complain that as soon as they were…

July 8, 2016
Laos: A Bite-sized Beauty

A breeze even for the solo backpacker, Laos should be Southeast Asia’s welcoming station. While it lacks the highs of the greater region — Thailand’s cuisine, Cambodia’s temples, Vietnam’s coast and Myanmar’s authenticity — Laos…

July 1, 2016
Cruising the Croatian Coast: Split to Dubrovnik

Croatia: home of lazy, fish-fed cats, orange roofs and game-of-thrones-worthy coastlines. All of which we experienced on a mid-June boat trip from Split to Dubrovnik.…

June 24, 2016
Weird & Wonderful: A One-Month Yoga Training in India

I stared up at the ceiling as the howling laughter intensified around me — demonic cackles, warm chuckles and everything in between. Should I run? This was nuts. The girl next to…

June 17, 2016
Friendly Folk, Mean Whiskey & Other Irish Staples

Journey to a place where music is a daily given, where sheep strike a pose and where green rules. Guinness flows like water, and conversation does too. Here, books are older than…

June 10, 2016
The Misfits of Crossroad Inn

In Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 45-minutes from the Kazakh border, lies a compound run by a Japanese family whose gates only open to those at a crossroads. Travelers who find themselves within its…

June 3, 2016
The Postcard-Perfect Route des Vins d’Alsace

What happens when two nations half-heartedly volley a region back and forth for centuries? A mutt is born. In this case, Alsace, where the food is not quite German, not quite French. Same goes…

May 27, 2016
Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way:
A 10-Day Itinerary

At the age of 12, my best friend and I had a serious conversation on the school playground that led to a decision: we would go on a trip, someplace far…

May 20, 2016