New Piece in the Toronto Star
I recently published a piece on my adopted hometown in the Saturday edition of the Toronto Star. If you are thinking about visiting Spain, click over to the article and…
Little Sailors on Leave
In this week’s Camino a Ítaca, a look at a piece of Spain that is in flux. Not-so-slight shifts in social contexts, yet some adherence to the norm. Click over…
Number No Longer in Service
…originally published piece in Spanish in the HOY or read the English translation below. (PDF en castellano abajo) What ever happened to good old-fashioned miracles? Those shock and awe events…
New Piece in Go Nomad on Northern Iran
If you’re familiar with the terrors that taxi travel can pose around the world. Click over to Go Nomad’s site and check out my latest piece on the perils of…
Enter At Your Own Risk
…the piece came from? Well…mine are of Caceres and the bull. I can’t say I know who the other people are? Click over to the piece in the Khaleej Times….
Travel in the Key of Tuku on the Zimbabwe Border
…travel piece about crossing borders, not just between countries, but between outsider and witness. If you believe travel is more than ticking maps, if you’ve ever wondered how music can…
Il Braghettone
…night on the façade of London’s High Court — a furious vision of justice turned executioner, of law stripped of its ceremony and reduced to raw violence. The piece, a…
Censorship is Chaos Disguised as Order
Banksy, Justice, and the Violence of Silence The piece begins with a striking image: a Banksy mural that appeared overnight on London’s High Court — a furious depiction of justice…
Dear America, we’re just not that into you
In my latest piece over at rabble.ca, I explore how Canada’s evolving relationship with the U.S. reflects much more than just political tension—it’s about identity, values, and what it means…
A Master Doesn’t Necessarily Make you a Master
…recite, “because I need it to communicate with clients from abroad.” Then there are those who are brutally sincere and say point blank, “I need the piece of paper.” Not…