COVID and the city that never sleeps (or stays indoors)
Being asked to self-isolate in New York, a city not built with personal space in mind, pulls at the very soul of our social Gotham.
A treasureless treasure hunt: The dorky thrills of geocaching
‘Geocaching’ is the odd leisure pursuit where one uses GPS to discover hidden junk. However, it is known to sometimes end up in a police distress call, and always in a pub afterwards.
For we women, “Eat, Pray, Love” ruined everything
As a female, and female travel writer, Elizabeth Gilbert’s ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ has tarred us with a very particular brush.
Ahmed, Arabic pop and hiding from the prostitutes of the Western Sahara
I traipsed the Western Sahara with a man named Ahmed, a portly character big on tunes, hospitality but not the working class.
I was looking for Keith Urban – I found a doomsday cult instead
Once upon a time, I travelled to Nashville to find Keith Urban. Instead, I found Holly, George W. Bush and the devil.
After COVID, after Portland…I need space
After an unprecedented year of violence, demonstration and pestilence, I find myself longing for space, a means of escape.
