Travel

After two decades documenting underwater museums across the Caribbean, Mediterranean, and Pacific—from Grenada’s pioneering sculptures to the Canary Islands’ Atlantic installations—I thought I’d seen every possible fusion of art and ocean. Then in 2019, during a marine conservation research trip to Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, I discovered something that fundamentally changed how I understand the relationship … Lire plus

Standing at 442 meters above the Arabian Desert, sunset paints the skyline in copper and gold while the vast sand stretches endlessly below. This isn’t a rendering of Manhattan in 2050—it’s Dubai today, where the Burj Khalifa pierces the sky at 828 meters, nearly three times the height of New York’s Empire State Building. The … Lire plus

I pulled into the Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm parking lot on May 2nd, 2022, expecting fields of vibrant color. Instead, I found green stems and scattered petals—I’d missed the bloom entirely. A third-generation farmer named Ross Iverson noticed my disappointment and walked over. “You came three weeks too late,” he said kindly. “Tulips don’t follow … Lire plus

I nearly drove past it. Mile marker 45.3 on Highway 1, where a weathered pullout barely fits three cars. While Yosemite’s parking lots overflow with 4.5 million annual visitors battling for $35 entry and shuttle bus chaos, I stood alone at Hurricane Point as October’s golden hour painted the Pacific in copper and gold. The … Lire plus

I still remember the moment my Vietnamese guide whispered, “Please don’t tell too many people about this place.” We stood on Con Dao’s pristine shore at sunrise, watching traditional basket boats drift past waters so clear I could see endangered dugongs grazing 50 feet below. The fisherman’s grandfather used these same waters. His grandson might … Lire plus

I arrived at a private tulip farm near Hillegom at 7 AM on a cool April morning, stepping into rows of crimson and gold that stretched toward the horizon. The farmer, whose family has cultivated these fields for six generations, shared something that made my heart sink: “Every year, more visitors come. We’re discussing limits … Lire plus

Collioure captivates visitors with its extraordinary Mediterranean charm, where vibrant colored houses cascade down to a crystal-clear bay beneath the watchful gaze of a 13th-century royal castle. This French coastal jewel, barely three miles from the Spanish border, earned fame as the birthplace of Fauvism when Matisse and Derain arrived in 1905, forever changing modern … Lire plus

I arrived at Plitvice’s Entrance 2 at 5:47 AM on an October morning, when mist still clung to the upper lakes like silk scarves. The wooden boardwalk stretched empty ahead—no selfie sticks, no tour groups, just the sound of water moving over living stone. A park ranger named Marko nodded as I passed. “Gornja jezera,” … Lire plus

I stood on volcanic rock barely wider than a city block, three kilometers offshore from Easter Island’s southwest tip, where Pacific swells crash against 500-foot cliffs and seabirds wheel overhead in formations unchanged for centuries. The Rapa Nui guide who’d navigated our small boat through rough seas pointed to faint petroglyphs carved into basalt. “Most … Lire plus

I still remember the morning I stood at Lake Coatepeque’s edge, watching the water shift from deep sapphire to electric turquoise in less than 48 hours. The locals call it Cerro de las Culebras — Hill of Snakes — and this volcanic caldera holds a secret that only reveals itself a few times each decade. … Lire plus