On April 16 the desert metropolis of Dubai endured the highest volume of rainfall in 75 years. The equivalent of two years’ worth of rain poured heavily in just two days. In a city known globally for its opulent lifestyle,…
There is something magical and powerful about a vast group of people gearing up to witness a solar eclipse together at the same time. My partner and I had such an opportunity on April 8 in Boston, but we were…
All morning, the sun dipped in and out of clouds over Grand Prairie, a suburb of Dallas where my family had found an ideal house to rent for the long weekend. Ten of us had flown to Texas from Seattle,…
Poland comes out of winter slowly, especially in its northern parts. It wouldn’t be a huge surprise if snow decided to fall in April. Luckily, the Poles have a method to prevent this sort of incident. In a ritual that reaches far back to the pagan times of Slavic gods and goddesses, an effigy that […]
London, February 23, 2024 — Today I am being a tourist in my own city. I am booked on a “Women of London” walking tour. It is a sharply cold morning, but I’m not the only one interested in taking one of these tours as International Women’s Day on March 8 approaches. A mother and […]