Monthly Archives: March 2019

A “What are you talking about?” he said, looking as if someone had kicked out his insides. “I met someone else,” she said, trying not to say too much. If…

When I overcame a flying phobia, I resolved to make up for lost time by visiting as much of the world as I could. So in the course of a…

As a travel writer, I was recently invited on a tour of Africa, billed as checking off your bucket list, and we did some really cool things. Went to Timbuktu…

“We live in a democracy” is a categorical imperative which is frequently called into question in Latin America today. This system of governance, widely adopted around the world from the…

The hole in the ozone layer was at best a reason to not use hairspray, and at worst an indicator of a grizzly future in which all human life is…

Years later, Big Rosco would admit Taco Charlie had been right all along, but by then it was too late. Every trace of the Palace was gone. Even the memories…

We’ve just left a fine room at the Fairmont Le Château Frontenac, a grand hotel in Québec’s quartier historique, and we are driving on a dark country road. It is…

Migrants entering Europe. Image- wailoil.co_.nz_.jpg. All righst reserved.The last two years, the global community has been working to develop a joint strategy to face the phenomenon of modern migration. Based…

Rich women abort whilst poor women die. Wikimedia Commons. 2018 has been a year of many achievements and challenges for women’s rights in Latin America. Despite many obstacles, the feminist…

Steve Slon attends a conference of travel writers in Ireland and does a little sightseeing, as well. See the entire series.  Day 4: Cork For the next few days we…