By: Madeline Weinfield It’s almost worth it to inconvenience yourself enough to make sure you arrive at Hôtel Les Grands Montets in the dead of night, just so your first glimpse of majestic Mont Blanc is in the first light of dawn. Situated snuggly in the village of Argentiere in the luxuriously rugged Chamonix Valley, Hôtel Les Grands Montets is…
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Dancing and Reading In Buenos Aires
By : Deanna Altomara Buenos Aires isn’t just a world capital: it is also a world capital of books. Named as the UNESCO World Book Capital 2011, Bunos Aires is the city with the most bookstores per capita in the world. This fact alone would have enough for me to fall in love with the city,…
“Support of the Cuban People” is Still Allowed Under Trump’s Travel Restrictions, and You Should Utilize It
By : Kenny Francoeur The Trump administration’s new Cuban travel restrictions went into effect on June 5th, the same day my two-week sojourn in Havana began. Luckily for me, this ban only prohibits traveling under the “person to person” specification, one of (formerly) twelve categories that were allowed for Cuban travel. Fortunately, my claimed purpose…
The Kyrgyz mountains from the back of a horse
By : Julia Thimberg Silfwerling “He says he will give you two horses if you marry his son,” Nargiza, our 22-year old translator says to me. She leans forward, munching on a slice of homemade bread with apricot jam while eagerly waiting for my response. My friend Emma nearly chokes on her tea as she…
Worth Traveling For: Malibu Beach Inn
By: Madeline Weinfield Styled after a roadside motel of a bygone era when surf lodges and seafood shacks were ubiquitous along the Pacific Coast Highway, the Malibu Beach Inn is a hideaway in plain sight. Perched directly over the water on a stretch of sand known as Carbon Beach, the Malibu Beach Inn embodies the…
Deep in the Amazon, a World Unknown and Unknowable
By: Brophy Tyree As we lowered through the clouds on our descent into Leticia, the world we were entering suddenly took on a new life and meaning. It had existed in our minds before as an idea, fueled by stories of unparalleled biodiversity and captivating legends of ruthless and seductive anacondas, tarantulas, and unspeakable river…
Packing for a Well-Traveled Summer
By: Madeline Weinfield It’s summer and that means it’s time to hit the road, hop on a plane, or simply pack up for the beach. And to keep you traveling—and packing—well, consciously, and stylishly, here are seven brand that have you covered. Caraa Sport Caraa Sport entered a place in the market we didn’t realize…
The Indochina Example: With Summer Travel in Full Swing, Responsible Tourism in Southeast Asia Matters Now More Than Ever
By : Abigail Faires “Great narrative journalism is about making sense of the universal truths of the world. It requires us to dig in deep, to root big ideas in the stories of real people.” I’ll never forget when I first heard these words. I was sitting in a giant lecture hall on the pristine…
Sabbatical Leave: A Quick Guide To Taking A Break
By : Ben Reeve As the world of work has moved away from the office-based 9-5 jobs and into a digital age of 24/7 connectivity, there has been a backlash. It’s rare to hear of people staying in a job for life now, with the average person staying in a job just over five years….
