The country that wrote me
A quotation read on a sleepless night takes the author to India: Mumbai, Goa, Delhi, the Golden Triangle and the…
When a community says “no”: the Bribri and the limits of sustainable tourism
On a visit to a Bribri family in Talamanca, Costa Rica, a single “no” changed everything. A reflection on the…
The enigmatic social and territorial labyrinth of Bosnia and Herzegovina
From Sarajevo's basements to the bridges of the Drina and Europe's last primeval forests: a chronicle of Bosnia and of…
When tourism drives you out of your own home
There is a way of disappearing that doesn't involve moving house. A reflection on living where other people only want…
Mulhacén: climbing Spain’s Martian summit
A summer ascent of Mulhacén, the highest peak in mainland Spain: the Alpujarra, the Poqueira mountain refuge, the endemic species…
Beyond Shakespeare: A Hamnet-Inspired Guide to Stratford-upon-Avon
As the film adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet reaches cinemas, Stratford-upon-Avon transforms. A guide to the town through the eyes…
Chefchaouen, a rainbow made of blues
Blue pulled the author all the way to Chefchaouen, in Morocco's Rif mountains. A lyrical immersion in the blue city:…
Beyond the Backpack: Vietnam’s Bold Tourism Transformation in 2026
No longer a stop on the backpacking trail, Vietnam is repositioning itself as a Southeast Asian travel hub. A data-driven…
Falling for Balestrand
A village so small it could fit inside one Norwegian fjord. Cider houses, wooden churches and old love legends: a…
Apo pou eisai, pallikari? Travels in the peak of Tzoumerka
Rural Greece is supposed to be dead. In the Tzoumerka mountains of Epirus — villages of fourteen people, beekeepers, Vlach…