The violent protests by the gilets jaunes, or “yellow vests,” happening in Paris are not happening in Nice, France’s fifth largest city. This begged a question: How much you can infer about a city based on the protests that occur within it?
Archive for the ‘Global Travel’ Category
December 12th, 2018 - 6:54 pm § in Europe
Gilets Jaunes in Nice: What a City’s Protests Can Reveal About its Identity
February 20th, 2017 - 10:10 am § in Canada, Newfoundland
What the Hell is in Western Newfoundland? A Manic American Photo Essay.
Can you find Newfoundland on a map? Did you know that it has its own time zone?
March 19th, 2016 - 3:09 pm § in New Brunswick
Burger as Memory: Grease-Fueled Recollections of Murray Beach, N.B.
I often read that food is love, but it’s also memory. Such is the case with the burger shack of Murray Beach, New Brunswick, in the Canadian Maritimes.
November 30th, 2012 - 8:12 am § in Dignity Hunts, South Korea
13 Photos: The Women of Korea’s Jagalchi Market
Busan is said to be the San Francisco of Korea. It's a city of 3.6 million and a hub of education and commerce, but much life there remains based on the sea. That's very apparent at Jagalchi Market, the biggest fish market in Korea.
September 25th, 2012 - 8:19 pm § in New Brunswick, Up All Night
Six Photos: Up All Night in Campbellton, New Brunswick
Campbellton was a waypoint, a dot on the map between days 2 and 3 of driving north from Boston to the Gaspé Peninsula. We arrived late and rushed to grab food in the bar attached to our HoJo, attached to an aging mall, attached to the bridge to Quebec.
July 16th, 2012 - 12:31 am § in Canada, New Brunswick
Welcome to Fuckin’ Canada, Man
We didn’t know if he was going to kill us or invite us into his home. We had been shooting in a nearby parking lot and he must have seen us from his window.
June 19th, 2012 - 8:28 am § in New Brunswick
From Queens to Queens: My Two Introductions to Saint John, New Brunswick
It wasn't just through education, but through travel that I realized how to break free. These ideas really took root on that first trip to Saint John.
June 13th, 2012 - 8:50 pm § in Alberta
Three Lessons from Traveling in Alberta
Aside from almost missing our flight to Vancouver and being giving a minivan instead of an SUV by the guys at Discount, X-Can started off fine. Once we crossed the Canadian Rockies however, it became clear that we were still wet behind the ears. Here are a few lessons we learned while in Alberta.