A tale of two Georgias Georgia the country (officially the Republic of Georgia) is a rising destination for its mountains, wines, beaches, and rich culture at the crossroads of Europe, Asia and the Middle East. But it has a problem. Everyone confuses it for a certain US state known for its peaches. We’re here to help.
Even the casual observer of the foodie universe can’t have missed Peru’s meteoric rise of the last several years: the global proliferation of pisco bars and cevicherias; the first Peruvian showing in the top five of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list (by a chef who’s also earned a Michelin star in London and a Chef’s Table episode on Netflix); and, of course, the publication of the all-important Phaidon tome. And…
Travel has truly transformed me and in 20 years in the industry, working across all seven continents, I’ve seen what travel can do to help and protect the places we visit, but also how it can hurt or even destroy them. And the stakes are only getting higher. Over the next decade, the volume of global travelers is expected to rise to 1.7 billion a year, a nearly 60% bump…
(Not So) Cute Animals Whatever your feelings are about god turtles, know that the Yangtze soft-shell turtle, or Rafetus swinhoei, is definitely real. Just very rare. But this year, their known population in Vietnam suddenly doubled. Which brings their population… to two. Great hero turtleTake your curtain call and fleeBut please leave the sword! Haiku for Cu Rua Giant soft-shell turtles have played a part of Vietnam for a couple…
Even the casual observer of the foodie universe can’t have missed Peru’s meteoric rise of the last several years: the global proliferation of pisco bars and cevicherias; the first Peruvian showing in the top five of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list (by a chef who’s also earned a Michelin star in London and a Chef’s Table episode on Netflix); and, of course, the publication of the all-important Phaidon tome. And…
1. Why is it a Joshua tree? Botanists call it Yucca brevifolia, a member of the asparagus family, but it has collected many names over time. Mormon settlers in southern Utah nicknamed it “the Joshua,” supposedly because the striking, human-like form was reminiscent of the biblical Joshua reaching up to the sky. The Cahuilla tribe called it “hunuvat chiy’a” and used the leaves as a source of fibers for ropes…
