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Sacred Ground: Tracing American Sacrifice Along Normandy's D-Day Coast
Four days tracing the American D-Day coast on foot, from the crosses at Colleville-sur-Mer to the cratered cliffs of Pointe du Hoc and the wide sand of Utah Beach.
The Slow Nile: Sailing from Kom Ombo to Aswan by Dahabiya
Three nights, 45 kilometers, and no engine: sailing a wind-powered dahabiya from the Temple of Kom Ombo to Aswan, past riverbank villages a cruise ship never reaches.
Inside Old Québec: A Deep Dive into North America's Most French Corner
Four unhurried days behind Québec City's stone ramparts, between Carnival's last snow and summer's festival crowds, with sugar-shack lunches and honest talk about Québécois French.
Paddling Among Giants: A Kayaker's First Encounter with Antarctic Icebergs in Wilhelmina Bay
Cold hands, humpback whales at arm's length, and a leopard seal on the ice: one paddler's first kayak trip into Wilhelmina Bay, Antarctic Peninsula.
My Spring in the Maldives: A Travel Story
Five days across a Maldives local island and an Ari Atoll resort: whale sharks, drift dives, sandbank picnics, and the food that fueled all of it.
48 Hours on the Drake Shake: Surviving and Savoring the Crossing to Antarctica
Two days of open ocean stand between Ushuaia and Antarctica. Here's what the Drake Passage actually demands, from seasickness patches to the hour the sea suddenly goes flat.
My Winter in Singapore: A Travel Story
A first-person account of hiking, kayaking, and cycling through Singapore's December monsoon — rainforest trails, night bridges, and Pulau Ubin, storms and all.
My Winter in Annapurna Circuit: A Travel Story
A first-person winter trek up the Annapurna Circuit to Manang and Khangsar, where fresh snow on Thorong La forced a turnaround — and left villages, and dal bhat, all to myself.
My Winter in Bangkok: A Travel Story
A first-person, day-by-day account of four unhurried December days in Bangkok — cooler evenings, riverside boats, temple mornings, and a Chinatown food crawl, told with real prices and timings.
My Winter in Kyoto: A Travel Story
Six weeks in a rented Nishijin machiya taught me a slower Kyoto — snowy temple roofs, empty torii gates at dawn, and soba shops older than the shogunate.
Paddling Through Ice: A Kayaker's Diary of Cierva Cove
A first-person diary of kayaking through Cierva Cove's icebergs and leopard seals on the Antarctic Peninsula, from Ushuaia embarkation to the cove's coldest, quietest ten minutes.
My Winter in Istanbul: A Travel Story
Five cold, windswept days crossing the Bosphorus, running muddy forest trails, and steaming out on a 440-year-old hamam slab — a first-person account of winter in Istanbul.