Returning to Barcelona
In my own personal mythology, Barcelona is a city that looms large. I’ve loved it desperately and hated…
July 30, 2015
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Photography
All The Communist Kitsch: Memento Park, Budapest
Say you’re a country that’s been hanging out behind an iron curtain. Suddenly, you’ve gone post-Communist, and yet…
July 16, 2015
Shoot Before Dawn In Galle, Sri Lanka
Wake up before dawn in Galle. The seaside Sri Lankan city, wrapped in its colonial fort and perched…
July 13, 2015
So You’re Traveling in Turkey During Ramadan
The first summer I lived in Turkey, I had one plan: get the heck out during Ramadan. Ramadan…
June 17, 2015
Biking the Islands: Heybeliada and Kinaliada
I am always up for an adventure, no matter how absurd. Last year, Nacho and I embarked on…
June 9, 2015
Exceptional Istanbul Days
I never forget that I live my daily life in an extraordinary city. I work, cook, run; I…
June 3, 2015
About That Rut
I haven’t written about most of the trips I’ve taken in 2015. My main camera has been broken…
May 27, 2015
Reconsidering Diyarbakir
The last time I was in Diyarbakir, Turkey, it was in July during Ramadan. The southeastern city felt…
May 23, 2015
Hiking the Lousios Gorge in the Peloponnese
It was a chilled morning in the Greek Peloponnese. The itinerary called for a half-day hike, and I…
April 22, 2015
Istanbul, April, and Turkish Tulips
APRIL is the cruellest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull…
April 17, 2015