How to Make Friends with Strangers Travel is one long introduction to the broadest of humanity. We aren’t perfect, but most members of our species are worth knowing. To meet those neighbors, follow these simple rules. If I was crammed on a bus for 12 hours with Hitler, I could probably make friends with him. I’m not saying that’s a good thing, … [Continue reading] about How to Make Friends with Strangers
THE guard from the antiquities authority was asleep when I arrived at the Temple of Bel, deep in the Syrian desert. Not unreasonable, given that it was before visiting hours, maybe 5:30 a.m., and almost totally dark. A ribbon of purple on the horizon … [Continue reading] about The Ancient Ruins Terror Can’t Destroy
HAVANA — It’s just a few lines of blue ink, two words in a neat cursive. “Abajo Fidel” reads the tattoo on Roberto Hernandez Barrios’ left shoulder. But in one of Fidel Castro’s prisons — where Barrios just came from — those are fighting words. They … [Continue reading] about NO DEAL, a look at Obama’s reluctant partners inside Cuba
The biggest change to the island’s economy isn’t the thaw in U.S.-Cuba relations Photographs by Sebastián Liste for Bloomberg Businessweek The currency crisis starts about 75 feet into Cuba. I land in the late afternoon and, after clearing … [Continue reading] about The Cuban Money Crisis
Tuareg nomads have stormed out of the desert again, threatening a return to culture war in the Sahara’s legendary lost city. Patrick Symmes on the rebel alliance, and the fire next time. Photographer: Marco Di Lauro/Reportage by Getty … [Continue reading] about The Real Rebels of Timbuktu
Written by: Patrick Symmes and Peter Frank Edwards Harvest Swoon It's called agriturismo in Italy—travel to the things that feed us—but these days it's blooming right here at home, especially in the farms and vineyards of the Pacific Northwest. … [Continue reading] about Slow Food and Agritourism in the Pacific Northwest
Written by: Patrick Symmes and Stephen Lewis Cuba Collective In a country sealed against time, Patrick Symmes discovers the irrepressible cultural vibrancy of an island with storied works from the past, rising art stars of today, and an eye on the … [Continue reading] about Cuba’s Rising Art Scene
Sailing from Haiti to Miami When you're crossing to Florida the hard way–across 800 miles of water, with six people and no motor, in a 21-foot handmade open boat–it's a long, long way from Haiti to Miami. EARLY ON THE MORNING of the Ides of … [Continue reading] about Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
By the time George W. Bush created the Marianas Trench Marine National monument, he had shocked his detractors and quadrupled the size of the planet’s fully protected waters. But if a preserve is created in the middle of the ocean and no one is there … [Continue reading] about Off the Deep End
Syria is an enthusiastic state sponsor of terrorism and a fiendish fan of torture and oppression. But have you tried the stuffed grape leaves? PATRICK SYMMES invades before the coalition of the willing can. I DON'T MEAN TO PICK A FIGHT HERE, … [Continue reading] about The Sweetest Villains
The Beautiful Game In Argentina, rival soccer fans don’t just hate, they kill, and the violent partisans of top clubs fuel crime syndicates that influence the sport at its highest levels. Patrick Symmes braves the bottle rockets, howling mobs, urine … [Continue reading] about The Beautiful Game: Soccer Violence
Download PDF Published in Condé Nast Traveler Slow Food and Agritourism in the Pacific Northwest … [Continue reading] about Agritourism in the Pacific Northwest (PDF)
Written by: Patrick Symmes and Peter Frank Edwards Harvest Swoon It's called agriturismo in Italy—travel to the things that feed us—but these days it's blooming right here at home, especially in the … [Continue reading] about Slow Food and Agritourism in the Pacific Northwest
Belize, Bonaire, and the Bahamas share more than a first letter—they are among the best places in the greater Caribbean to experience that increasingly imperiled wonder of the world, the tropical … [Continue reading] about Blue Beauty
We shared a room at the Hotel Diplomate in Kampala, Uganda, which was slightly awkward. Despite nearly a decade of email and scratchy Skyping, years of sending hope and Western Union transfers across … [Continue reading] about Path of Dreams: The Trip of a Lifetime in Uganda
