Summer in Baltimore means a lot of things. It means baseball at Camden Yards. It means weekend trips to the beach. And most importantly, it means crabbing. If you are lucky enough to experience summer in Charm City, and you do nothing else, finding a crab deck will ensure your trip will be a memorable…
Writing this in summer of 2025 seems even more relevant and important. As followers of the news have undoubtedly seen, Los Angeles - my home - has been invaded by ICE, immigration enforcers seeking, it would seem, to inflict terror and economic harm on arguably the most liberal and diverse of US cities through arrest…
Editor’s note: this article comes at an amazing time, since my own first trip to Boise was a couple months ago and my suite of four articles will be coming out in the coming weeks. Sam, however, has spent much more time in this truly terrific city, and does an incredible job summing up just…
Today I was supposed to take a ferry from here to the nearby island of Anguilla. Anguilla, a British overseas territory about 20 minutes by boat from Marigot on the French side of Saint-Martin, is known for having some of the best, most pristine beaches in the Caribbean. But with the forecast calling for on…
For me, one of the best parts of travel is cultural immersion. I want to experience something different than my normal day-to-day, and I prefer to do that as wholly as possible, within the basic limitations I have as a visitor. So while I may not know all the customs, speak the language, or have…
Sunset in Essaouira, Morocco is not to be missed. Here on the country’s Atlantic coast, the orange glow lights up the ocean and the small island outcroppings standing between the city and the vastness of eternity. Pinks hit the clouds, and the very stone of the walls of the city seems to light up. A…
Morocco is a destination that screams out exotic in basically all it has. The souks and Medinas of the cities, the image of a camel crossing the Sahara, and the minarets of the mosques… all are so different from what we as westerners are used to, and that lends an aura of excitement to a…
Editor’s note: Iceland is a place that has long been near the top of my travel wish list. And now, after a gap, TRT writer Sam Spector finally fills in his experience in this awesome country with this piece about the capital. He had previously written about the Golden Circle, and about southern Iceland. For…
Waking up at my hotel, Dar Ben Gacem, in Tunis’ Medina (old city) puts a smile on my face. The hotel is built into what was once either a private home of a wealthy family or a madrasa (an Islamic school); both have similar feels, with a series of rooms around a central courtyard, so…
Editor’s note: Andalusia is my favorite part of Spain, probably because Seville is easily my favorite city in this amazing country. When (not if) I go back, I intend to fill in the seaside portion of that region, anchored by the city of Malaga. Lucky for me, TRT writer Sam Spector has done a lot…