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In San Cristóbal, Comal is about the food
One Mexican chef's lifelong journey with food.
In Bogotá, Prudencia makes its own rules
On a peckish, food-driven walk through the La Candelaria neighborhood in Bogotá, I came across two tall, sturdy wooden doors.
In Chile, progress might have to come from chefs
It was the most rain the city had seen in weeks, maybe months. It was unrelenting, but so was my
On Packing Light: The Complete One-Bag Packing List
A one-bag packing list designed for indefinite travel across multiple climates and locations.
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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.
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
In Bavaria, the clocks run differently
Or, Oktoberfest in pictures.
The Unofficial Taxonomy of Beer
Everything you think you know about beer is wrong.
In Pictures, a PNW Summer
Summer rain, thimbleberries, and the backcountry.
My suitcase algorithm
Should we travel like this anymore?
On the Albanian Kafe
In Albania, the humble kafe has no equal.
Summer Bits and Bobs
Catching up, lake days, upcoming trips, gear talk, and some recs.
Raicilleros, Philosopher Kings (Part 4)
On drinking a cultural landscape.
Raicilleros, Philosopher Kings (Part 3)
According to raicillero Don Lupe, I have a feminine name.
In Pictures: Vallarta
A bit of a rant, and then some pictures.
Raicilleros, Philosopher Kings (Part 2)
If the birds are singing, the raicilla will follow.