The Lost Golden Grape of Venice
For Condé Nast Traveler, I wrote about one family’s quest to rediscover a lost Venetian grape. Read it here. […]
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Parade Magazine Cover Story: Bucket List Travel
This cover story for Parade magazine presents 10 must-do adventures across America. Read it here. […]
Life Lessons from a Lost Utopia
This essay for The Statesider explores the ties between the Roycroft Movement and Scientology. Read it here. […]
National Geographic: Mysterious Starling Murmurations
For National Geographic, a researched narrative on starlings and the phenomena of murmurations, in which enormous flocks fly in mysteriously synchronized patterns. Read it here. . […]
National Geographic: Shark Gangs
This feature for National Geographic covers new research showing that sharks aren’t the lone predators we once thought. Read it here. […]
CNN: Turkey’s Turquoise Coast
This article on the Turkish Riviera and Turquoise Coast was one of CNN’s most popular travel features of the year. Read it here. […]
Magical Milan for Alaska Beyond
From the ancient Romans to one of today’s hottest arts and design scenes, Milan has it all, as shown in this 5-page feature for Alaska Beyond. Read it here. […]
Ottoman Art and History in Western Anatolia, Turkey
In this 8-page feature for Morning Calm, the in-flight magazine of Korean Airline, I write about the historic towns of Amasya and Safranbolu in Turkey. Read it here. […]
California’s Central Coast: All That’s New
From Highway One to San Luis Obispo, I covered California’s Central Coast for Alaska Beyond, the in-flight magazine of Alaska Airlines. Read more. […]
Splendid Split: The Croatian Coast
In this six-page feature for Alaska Beyond, the in-flight magazine of Alaska Airlines, I wrote about Split, Croatia. Read it here. […]