TERRY TRAVELS

TERRY TRAVELS

Beirut, the “Paris of the Middle East”

Beirut, the “Paris of the Middle East”

Everything in Beirut has the forgiving blue light of the Mediterranean, its outstretched arms embracing the city’s ...
A Beirut Souvenir

A Beirut Souvenir

When I toured Byblos four years ago, there was a tiny shop tended by an distinguished gentleman who’d once bought ...
The Strand in Yangon

The Strand in Yangon

I had a 1:20a flight out of Yangon and I’m now nestled in an airport lounge waiting for the flight to Newark. The ...
A Little Romance

A Little Romance

For some reason, I’ve avoided Paris since I was twenty-four, a trip punctuated by my peeing the hotel’s feather ...
Chernobyl

Chernobyl

More than 24 hours after the explosion of Reactor 4, the people of neighboring Pripyat were going about their ...
Warsaw

Warsaw

While the people are warm, the city is shadowed by a tragic history. Those I've talked to seem to hate the Soviets ...
Tbilisi

Tbilisi

This city is beautifully shabby, the people are warm, the shops beg for more tourism, and tomorrow is the national ...
Seoul

Seoul

This is the most difficult city I’ve ever visited, a place that refuses to bend the knee to the Roman alphabet and ...
St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg

Saint Petersburg is an aggressively ornate city, as if they wanted to show the French a thing or two when it came ...
Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Mexico City

Mexico City

The Centro Historico exemplifies the fact that Mexico City was built on top of a lake and it’s sinking at a rate ...
Mumbai

Mumbai

I met Sameer last night, a driver with an air-conditioned box cab who's curried enough favor with the hotel's ...