There Is Love After Pan Am

Nothing compares to Pan Am, or how I remember it, and memory does tend to fetishize. While getting there used to be half the fun, a typical flight is now characterized by a low hum of ordinariness.

In the Magazines: January 2012

We've been blazing through the travel mags this month. It's all about exploring the Azores, buttoning up in Montreal, climbing mountains in Cuba, and dressing for Carnevale.

What's in a Word? Tuxedo

Queen Victoria's eldest son, Edward, wasn't the formal type, and he designed for himself a more sporty sort of coat that he wore at his country estate at Cowes.

Iconic Moments

It’s nice to duck into a dark church and feel the cool, smooth stones, smell the incense of a century’s worth of masses, and observe a quiet space open to everyone.

No Country for Bold Men

I love the absence of culture, the tiny bottles of liquor, the license to watch 14 episodes of "Dog the Hoarding Bounty Hunter," the dearth of things to do besides sit down or recline.

What's in a Word? Fez

The fez, though now purely quaint, has been a symbol of both modernism and backwardness. Another great word from "Toponymity: An Atlas of Words."

In Focus: Silent Central Park, Island Uniforms, and the Tango

Photographer Sivan Askayo makes small moments monumental. A reader album.

In the Magazines: December 2011

We pre-read the travel magazines for you. Big this month: The Caribbean, Venice, Marrakesh and Round Top, TX.

City Streets and Summer Haze

DUBLIN – Literary excerpt from Joyce's "Dubliners" setting the scene for a quaint Irish evening.

Storyteller Contest: Family Travel Saga

Inspired by the holidays, we want to hear about your most insane family travels. Send them to us, and we'll publish our favorites between now and Christmas.

I travel for the Quirk