Why poitín is the real spirit of Ireland
A conversation with Pádraic Ó Griallais from Micil Distillery where we talk poitín and all things Ireland.
Skylar Renslow
I mostly walk around, take pictures, and write things.
In Pictures, White Gold in the Cascades
Larches in the snow, my new print shop, and some recommendations.
The Paris Guide
Going to Paris soon? We should talk.
The Grog Index
A somewhat serious framework for figuring out what’s actually worth eating on the road.
Please, someone save humanity from airplane WiFi
Plane time is your time, don’t let them take it from you.
People watching, Paris edition
Sights and sounds from a walk through Paris.
How we always fail Paris
On French police sirens and a brief rant about travel content.
The problem with summer
And pictures from the North Cascades.
Ah, f*ck. My friend travels like Anthony Bourdain.
I hope I packed some extra underwear.
A late night treatise
On the better, happier hour.
Feasting at the Edge of the World (Part 2
A family restaurant in Iceland's remote Westfjords shows how adaptation and survival shape local cuisine.
We're all destined to become birders
Some of us just don't know it yet.
Feasting at the Edge of the World (Part 1)
At Tjöruhúsið, a family restaurant in Iceland's remote Westfjords, the line between survival and cuisine disappears with each cast iron pan of fish.
In Pictures, Landscapes of the Westfjords in Iceland
And a love letter to one of the best drives in the world
Midnight Sun at Látrabjarg
On the value of a place and contemplations during a midnight sunset.
Never block the view
A warning from a fierce Icelander.
Fly with me at your own risk
Or what was supposed to be day one of walking through the North York Moors.
Braving the larch madness for orange blood
In pictures, an epic Fall sunrise in the Pacific Northwest