Editor’s note: While Sam Spector and I had different experiences in Seoul, we both agree on one thing: a visit to the DMZ is unique and not to be missed. You can read about mine here. For more of Sam’...

Walking back to my hotel in downtown Calgary after visiting Studio Bell, I reflect on the experience. Part museum, part music hall of fame (four of them, actually), part ode to the power of music in s...

Waking up in Canmore is one of those “we aren’t in Kansas anymore” moments. Sitting in the valley created by the Bow River in the Canadian Rockies, tall snow-capped crags tower on both sides of town. ...

It’s a tale as old as time, one seemingly repeated everywhere I go. Jews settle in a place, and all is well for a while. Then we become scapegoats, used by the political powers as outsiders, as people...

Editor’s note: it’s fun to read about places I’ve been from the perspective of another writer. It is even more fun to read about the exact trip I was on. I was with Jackie (she is my mother, as you mi...

So you’ve come to Fiji. You’re staying at a lovely resort overlooking the warm blue water, enjoying the relaxation you’ve so desperately yearned for. You’re probably near Nadi (pronounced Nandy), sinc...

If you’re like me, a trip to Fiji largely means a long stopover on Fiji Airways. That in turn means Nadi (pronounced Nandy) on the western coast of the country, an area famous for warm waters, small i...

Editor’s note: I personally love Guatemala. Like our writer Sam Spector, I have been twice, and each time found amazing new things to see, including my own trips to Lake Atitlan and Chichicastenango, ...