Exciting news: I won a Gold and co-won a Bronze Lowell Thomas Award from the Society of American Travel Writers—my fourth year in a row!

What happens when you go whale watching and don’t see any whales? I wrote about it for the New York Times.

A review of the Goan-fusion restaurant O Pedro in Mumbai, in the New York Times.

My guide to spending 36 Hours in Johannesburg in the New York Times.

My tasting tour of Tijuana in this weekend’s New York Times

If you’re headed to Cape Town, be prepared: The city is in the throes of a severe drought and a major water crisis. At current rates of consumption and low rainfall, the city is projecting Day Zero, the date the taps will run dry, to be in late April. What does...

I moved back to the U.S. after four years in South Africa just two weeks before the election, and I felt like I didn’t recognize the home I’d returned to. So this summer, I hit the road, armed with a checklist of Americana I wanted to experience: cowboys,...

What lies beyond Mauritius’s spectacular beaches? Find out in my story on the cover of this weekend’s New York Times Travel section.

Don’t miss my latest 36 Hours column, in this weekend’s New York Times: it covers what to see, do, and eat in Africa’s adventure capital, Victoria Falls. Read it...

Some exciting news for my New York Times feature 7 Days, 1500 Miles in Namibia: more awards! I just learned that the piece won two silvers in this year’s North American Travel Journalists Association awards, in the categories of Destination Travel and Adventure...