Dead and Kicking
Writer's haunts—and haunting writers—in Moscow
Moscow is a city of dead writers. No matter where you look, they are everywhere. Over...
Russia
The Renovation of Moscow
While Russia and the West drift further apart, Moscow looks more and more like a western city
The most Western city in Russia has long been considered St. Petersburg, ever since its founding...
The air smells singed and the exposed brick walls are black with grime. The room on...
There are places in Moscow that are directly under God’s protection, places for the sake of...
Driving north from Lake Ontario out Guelph Line road past the telltale markers of suburbia—strip malls,...
Yukon
On the Trail of the Yukon’s Sled Huskies
Some are setting standards for better treatment of mushing dogs
To exercise your authority at the handlebars of a dog sled, our guide showed us, slowly...
It was a peaceful afternoon in Al Amarah thanks to the lack of incoming mortars, rockets...
China
The Changing Sounds of Hong Kong
In China's unique city, more and more residents are starting to sound like the rest of the country
It is an understatement to say that Hong Kong is a loud city. With over seven...
Taxis are plentiful in Dubai and reasonably priced in relation to other goods and services. Distances...
Eritrea
Off the Grid in Eritrea
As Eritrea improves relations with its neighbors, one writer in exile reflects on the country of his birth
Amid news of Eritrea’s rapprochement with its neighboring Ethiopia after 20 years of deadlock and the...
As usual, Highland Mary is looking down from her hill of flowering gorse, holding her bronze...
If you google Zimbabwe this week, you’ll read about the social unrest that has sparked when...