Cappadocia: Utterly Magical, Authentically Turkey

Cappadocia: Utterly Magical, Authentically Turkey

It’s 5:30 a.m. and I’m climbing out of a van in the middle of a large field in central Turkey. It’s still dark, but I can see the silhouettes of half-filled hot air balloons scattered about on their sides. We watch a man inject the closest one with...
Welcome To The Island Of Beautiful People

Welcome To The Island Of Beautiful People

Bronzed bikini goddesses gaze through mirrored sunglasses over ocean waves. Bleach-haired surfers with six-pack abs you could see from space look as cool and unperturbed as Roman statues. You are in Bali. Specifically, you are in Canggu, Bali; and currently, you are...

My Love Letter to Montreal, 10 Years in the Making

Ten years ago last Sunday, I sat by a window at a breakfast restaurant on de Maisonneuve, ordered a plate of pancakes, got out my journal, and wrote: “What have I just done?” x I’d been in love with Montreal for years. From the night I’d...