I'm a freelance journalist and Lonely Planet guidebook author with stories in TIME, National Geographic Travel, ESPN, BBC Travel, Vice, Travel + Leisure and more.
Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan travel guide - 6th edition
Spent nearly three months research and writing the Armenia chapter of this Lonely Planet guidebook.
The Dream of an ‘Internet Country’ That Would Let You Work From Anywhere
What if anyone, not just people from countries with strong passports, could live the digital nomad lifestyle? Check out my feature about Plumia, a proposed global passport, on TIME.com.
Oaxaca welcomes spirits home with "bread of the dead"
In ovens across Oaxaca, bakers are raising the dead.
He Saved the Largest Venomous Snake in the Americas. Now, He Hopes It Could Save Human Lives.
A longform feature about a man saving the world's largest viper and the potential in their venom to save human lives, rather than take them.
This wild river in Quebec is now considered a person. How will it help with conservation?
Innu First Nations, environmental activists and regional politicians hope
to use the Quebec river’s status to protect it from pollution and dams. This multimedia feature, front page story and video was supported by the International Women’s Media Foundation’s Howard G. Buffett Fund for Women Journalists.
The Mysterious, Naked Night Runners of Western Kenya
“When the wind blows you run away because you think it’s a night runner.”
Some residents of western Kenya consider night runners to be supernatural menaces. Others consider them an annoyance. All illustrations: Rodolfo Reyes for Atlas Obscura
Black cowboys: Creole trail rides showcase unique culture
What do you think of when you think of a cowboy? A gun-slinging John Wayne type? As my first story for The Guardian shows, there's a whole other group of cowboys that are left out of the mainstream narrative.
Tuscany's mysterious 'cave roads'
Little is known about the ancient Etruscans, but one of the clues they left behind is a network of sunken paths said to connect the land of the living with the land of the dead. Read the travel feature reported from Italy in BBC Travel.
A revival of Indigenous throat singing
Shina Novalinga and her mother Caroline are reviving Inuit throat singing by sharing with a new generation on TikTok.
Nickel is the key to an electric vehicle transition. Is mining it making Canadians sick?
Concern about contaminated air causes tension in a small town at the heart of Canada’s push to be a leader in a green economy. Read the climate feature for the Globe & Mail
This Mexican Surf Town Is Heaven for Beach Bums and Digital Nomads
Come for the surf, stay for the fish tacos.
I’m not going to sit here and tell you that Sayulita—a surf town 45 minutes north of Puerto Vallarta on Mexico’s Pacific coast—is some kind of secret. Maybe 15 or 20 years ago, but in the last five years? Not so much. But I’m also not going to tell you it’s not paradise—and that’s not just because they shot a season of Bachelor in Paradise here. Along with huge palm trees, vibrant flowers, and fresh fruit aplenty—all staples of any place one might l...
What Happened to Montreal’s Legendary Melon?
A medley of efforts, and one abbey’s monks, may bring back the forgotten fruit.
The Homesteaders of Mount Forest
Bryce and Misty Murph’Ariens live off-grid with two kids, 41 animals and no regular income. Life was a fairy tale until they became locked in a legal battle with the township. Now, they could lose it all. Read the as-told-to feature on Toronto Life.
‘Roma’ Is More Than Just a Movie — It’s One of Mexico City’s Most Vibrant Neighborhoods
I spent the beginning of 2019 living in the Mexico City's Colonia Roma, and wrote a guide & story about the neighborhood for Travel + Leisure.