Tag: Deserts

Afghanistan Tries to Stamp Out Opium Again

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — For years, opium has been the monster too big to slay. One Afghan government after…

Festival Devotees Migrate East

A young man sporting elf ears and a pink beard danced shirtless to trance music. A crowd of…

In Joshua Tree, Are 1,818 Airbnbs Too Many?

Tonya Hansel, 36, who has been living in the area since she was 4, shares this concern. For…

A Photographer’s View of Jordan’s Many Splendors

In September 2021, after more than two years without traveling, my girlfriend and I decided to take a…

The Eerie, Lunar Nothingness of Namibia’s Skeleton Coast

We had been driving for four hours and had yet to see another soul. No people. No cars.…