Picture this: you’re climbing a winding wooden staircase or crossing a swaying bridge, leaves brushing your shoulders, and suddenly you’re perched high among ancient branches with the forest whispering below. I still remember the first time I scrambled up into a makeshift tree platform as a kid in the hills near Muridke, heart pounding with … Read more
Imagine stepping off a small helicopter onto a rocky shore after hours of flying over endless ice and sea. The wind bites instantly, carrying the scent of salt and cold stone. You’re in Ittoqqortoormiit, one of the most isolated inhabited communities in the Western Hemisphere, where colorful houses cling to the edge of the world’s … Read more
I still remember the first time I crested that Sicilian hill road back in 2019. The landscape opened up to reveal a sprawling, almost lunar-like concrete expanse—the Cretto di Burri—stretching silently where a vibrant hill town once stood. Then, just kilometers away, Gibellina Nuova appeared: a maze of stark modernist sculptures, empty plazas, and hulking … Read more