Tag: Travel and Vacations
Baratunde Thurston Wants You to Be Part of Nature. Right Now.
There was also a shock for me on Tangier Island, in the Chesapeake Bay, with James “Ooker” Eskridge,…
Documenting India’s Distinctive Birdhouses
Some years ago, while exploring Bhuj, a small city in Gujarat, India’s westernmost state, I stumbled upon a…
Meet Charles F. Sams III, the New NPS Director
Last December, Charles F. Sams III made history when he became the first Native American to be appointed…
How an Abortion Ban Trapped a Tourist on Malta
Andrea Prudente, a 38-year-old photographer who lives near Seattle, and her partner, Jay Weeldreyer, expected their trip to…
What to See, Eat and Do in New Orleans
Even for a city like New Orleans, which has been bouncing back from calamities viral, meteorological and otherwise…
A Gay Pilot Reflects on What Travel Means to Queer Folks
Next came the trip I made with my first boyfriend to Montreal. Three decades later, I recall that…
Finding Traces of Harriet Tubman on Maryland’s Eastern Shore
Of the many feats Harriet Tubman accomplished, none awe me more as an historian than the estimated 13…
A Herd in Exile: Riding Horses on Mozambique’s Bazaruto Archipelago
With a map in one hand and a cold beer in the other, I sat alone at the…
How Can You Travel for $100 or Less a Day? Get a Cruise Deal.
Cruise lines would like to see booking windows expand again and some are incentivizing it. Virgin Voyages, which…
Copenhagen: What to Eat, Drink and Do This Summer
Over the course of the coronavirus pandemic, Copenhagen somehow seems only to have become more thoroughly itself. With…
Searching for a Gay Getaway (Not Fire Island)
I get it: Fire Island is historic and means so much (to some people) that it has its…
How Travelers to Europe Can Deal With the Summer’s Chaos
Adding to the upheaval, aviation workers in Europe have held strikes in recent weeks, demanding better working conditions…