Joel Balsam

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.

In ovens across Oaxaca, bakers are raising the dead.

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.

I ventured deep into the Amazon to profile surfers (and a surfing dog) riding rare tidal bore waves.

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.

Love motels aren't as sketchy as you think.

Deep in the Black Rock Desert—and arguably even deeper into the Burning man experience—a hardy crew of cancer patients are burying their diagnoses in the dust.

I explained how to go to a Creole trail ride for Lonely Planet.

I wrote about my hero following his tragic death.

I wondered why good Wi-Fi isn't more widespread, and I found my answer.

8 tips for writing an eye-catching Tinder bio, featuring an interview with an expert.

People often ask me how I afford to keep traveling the world. Well, I tried my best to explain it in this guide.

Embrace the cold with a winter excursion to go dog sledding an hour north of Montreal.

Wrote a thorough guide to mezcal while in the Mexican spirit's birthplace, Oaxaca.

This story went viral Canada-wide.