25 articles tagged with historical travel
As someone who spends most days in a courtroom weighing evidence and precedent, there's something profoundly liberating about trading my gavel for a backpack and exploring places that exist far from the beaten path. Aberdeen, South Dakota—a prairie jewel that...
Who says you need to break the bank to explore America's historic cities? After spending years chasing waves in Bali and hiking plateaus across the Southwest, I've developed a knack for uncovering budget gems in unexpected places. Last month, while...
Standing at the confluence of the Snake and Clearwater Rivers, I found myself tracing the same paths that Lewis and Clark navigated over two centuries ago. After years tracking international cases across remote corners of the world, there's something profoundly...
As I stepped off the plane at Laredo International Airport, the winter sun cast a gentle golden hue across the South Texas landscape—a stark contrast to the grey skies I'd left behind in Cork. Here, where the Rio Grande draws...
¡Hola viajeros! Ever found yourself with a free weekend and a hunger for some meaningful American history? That was me last fall when a last-minute schedule change left me with three days off and a craving for something beyond my...
As someone who's spent years examining passports at border control, I've developed a fascination with places that exist primarily as news headlines for most people. Afghanistan—particularly Kabul—has long been such a place. This spring, I finally followed my curiosity and...
As someone who grew up straddling two cultures, I've always been fascinated by places where history comes alive through different cultural lenses. St. Augustine, with its Spanish colonial architecture, pirate legends, and centuries-old fortifications, has become one of my favorite...
Standing beneath the imposing medieval archway of Rothenburg ob der Tauber's Rödertor gate, I felt that familiar tingle of excitement I've experienced at historical sites from Edinburgh Castle to Rome's Colosseum. But this small Bavarian town offered something different—something more...
The train from Bucharest wound through the Carpathian Mountains like a steel serpent, delivering me to Brasov's doorstep as autumn painted the surrounding forests in brilliant amber and crimson. Most travelers chart a course to this Transylvanian gem solely for...
There's something profoundly humbling about standing in places where history has unfolded in dramatically different ways. As someone who grew up between cultures—born in Busan but raised in the American Southwest—I've always been drawn to destinations that tell complex stories...
