Paddling back in time on Lake Nicaragua
Clouds wrapped Volcan Concepcion in wispy puffs half a mile from where we rested, bobbing on the mild chop of Lake Nicaragua under grey skies. Our guide, Noldan, eased into […]
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Jack Jackson: My idea of a hero
There was a piece floating around the internet a few weeks ago about the absence of contemporary cultural, intellectual and ethical heroes, an insightful lament that got me thinking and […]
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On the rooftop with a Sandinista freedom fighter
So there we were, scrambling across a rusty corrugated tin roof atop the Museo de Revolucion in Leon, Nicaragua, trying desperately to keep up with a former Sandinista freedom fighter […]
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Ice cream cone diplomacy
Kendrick warily approached his quarry, eyes wide with anticipation but with understandable trepidation. He was encroaching upon sacred turf: another child’s ice cream cone. Life’s fears and apprehensions are but […]
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O Vinhaca – Oh, my goodness, what a discovery!
It’s easy to bypass O Vinhaca, a tiny restaurant tucked away at No. 53 Rua do Salvador in Lisbon’s Alfama district. Thousands do so each day as they make their […]
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O Purista: coiffure, cocktails and chilling
It’s mid-afternoon on a Thursday in Lisbon, and I’m about to have my hair cut by a bearded bald guy named Luis. In a barbershop that doubles as a cocktail […]
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