Samurai nights in Aizu
Before its downfall, the Aizu domain was famous for its education system and strict samurai code
Travel
Sunday
Saturday
Paying the ferryman in Greece
Greece may never be this empty again
Saturday
In praise of flight attendants
Why I love the benevolent authoritarians of the skies
Wednesday
Calm down about the Delta variant
There is no good reason for the US to keep its ‘essential’ travel restrictions in place
Wednesday
Down Santiago way
The Camino de Santiago is no normal pilgrimage
Tuesday
The Isles of Scilly, a botanist’s paradise
‘You can get away from everything,’ said Harold Wilson of the Isles of Scilly, ‘not only in distance but also in time’
Tuesday
In defense of Spirit Airlines
For too long has Spirit been the punchline of hastily written Saturday Night Live jokes
Tuesday
The international travel ban is cruel and unscientific
The policies on both sides of the Atlantic consist primarily of window dressing and virtue-signaling about political priors
Wednesday
Homes, sweet homes
A few years ago, for reasons I can’t recall, I acquired a donkey hut in the Molise
Thursday
Killing time in Thailand
By Day 11, I understand why my windows are sealed shut and why I am not allowed knives
Wednesday
The ‘new normal’ in a time of coronavirus
With virtual reality we can not only visit London, New York and Paris, but make them better
Thursday
Instagram is ruining tourism. Could fandom save it?
May we all travel for our own loves, rather than for the ‘likes’ of others
Thursday
The Empty Quarter is a great refuge for lonely hearts
William Atkins uncovers the many guises of the desert with much imagination, insight and wit.
