Every Road Has a Story
Road trips, detours, and the places that stayed with us. We write about where we went, what we found, and what it felt like to be there — from California back roads to medieval Spanish cities.
Israel
Knock and It Shall Be Opened: Jerusalem's Old City and the West Bank
We knocked on every door. Every iron gate, every arched wooden door half-hidden in the stone. And the strangest thing happened, again and again — they opened.
Florida
Somewhere Neither of Us Has Been — St. Augustine, Florida
Florida, in my mind, meant beaches, theme parks, and strip malls. It did not mean what we found when we turned onto the old streets of St. Augustine. It felt like stepping out of our own time.
California
The Art of Being Seen: Samurai Armor at LACMA
The room glows red. Three mounted samurai charge straight at you, and everyone stops. Inside LACMA's darkened hall, four hundred years of armor wait — built not just to protect, but to be seen. A walk through iron, silk, and the art of being feared.
Netherlands
Eleven Days Below Sea Level
Eleven days, one small car, and a country that sits below the sea. Windmills, war graves, a star-shaped fort, and a Michelangelo I chased into the wrong country.