Macedonia was another country where I didn’t know what to expect, and it ended up being such a surprisingly joyful memory. The name of the country is technically North Macedonia, but there is no South Macedonia. It’s complicated, but basically…
Archives for January 2023
Tirana, Albania, Bunkers, and History Lessons
In my original itinerary, I planned for 3 weeks in the southern Balkans (before my “failure to launch,” as my dad calls my failed attempt at my initial flight). When I reconfigured the whole first part of the trip, I…
2022 Recap and Making Up for Lost Time
Every January, I do a recap of the things I want to remember about the previous year. It’s always a jumble of obsessively documented and hoarded memories that I scribble in illegible lists and notebooks and iPhone notes. I list…
12 Best Books I Read in 2022
The 12 Best Books I Read in 2022 This year was a strange year for reading. Before starting my trip, I imagined that I’d read more books than ever because of all the hours I would spend on trains and…
