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What’s the first thing you think of when I say Colombia? Cocaine? Pablo Escobar? Narcos? FARC? Terrorism? That’s fair. But what if I told you everything you thought you knew about the country is wrong?

After the flood: 72 hours in Venice

We arrived in Venice just hours after the second-worst flood ever recorded. While our experience may not have been typical, it was very real—and also surprisingly great.

Meet the Oktoberfesters

Close encounters of the German kind at the world’s biggest beer fest—from pseudo cocaine users, to a very generous dessert dealer, and gossiping without words.

Um bom dia

September 19, 2019

It’s morning in Lisbon. I’ve just finished spooning grounds into the basket of a moka pot and am standing at the oven, click-click-clicking a lighter in a frantic race of flame against gas. Nearby, Sean is leaning out the window, hanging our clothes on the line.