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Summary graphic: Graffiti at Munich’s Bahnwarter Thiel

Breaking Through the Tors of Perception: 700 Years of Urban Planning in Munich

On: 11/15/2020

I wanted a street-level look at Munich’s past, present, and maybe even its future. Instead, I ended up on an urban planning journey through space and time.

Summary graphic: A man surfing in Munich's Eisbachwelle River

Ride the Gnar at Munich’s Eisbachwelle River Surfing Scene

On: 10/25/2020

In: Europe

Sure, you might need a full body suit, but thanks to a little ingenuity you can go river surfing in the middle of Munich!

Summary graphic: Photos of the food, and people, of Versailles Restaurant

2 Hours at Versailles, “The World’s Most Famous Cuban Restaurant,” in Miami, FL

On: 08/20/2020

In: Miami

Spend enough time at Versailles in Miami, and the distance between the United States and Cuba seems to shrink.

Summary graphic: Meade, exhausted, pitching a tent at POW Lake

Alone, Surrounded, and Haunted: Two Nights at Mississippi’s POW Lake

On: 02/18/2014

In: Deep South

We look at one another. Are we really going to camp here? We’re in the middle of nowhere Mississippi, we have no map, there are no other people, and the forest may or may not be haunted by Nazi ghosts…