Insider • 7th June 2022

I'm a travel writer living in Bangkok, Thailand. Here's my ultimate guide to visiting the city.

With so much activity, navigating Bangkok as a first-timer can be daunting, so I put together the following guide on the best things to see and do in Bangkok from a local's perspective to help you out.

Thrillist • 10th May 2022

The 9 Best Night Markets Around the World

Asia’s night markets exemplify the true meaning of organized chaos. Just ask any traveler strolling down a packed street at primetime for the first time—all the crowds, humidity, and haggling can certainly make a new visitor feel like they’re in a scene from The Human Centipede.

Lonely Planet • 29th September 2021

Love walking and cycling? You'll love getting around Amsterdam

Comfy footwear and a good sense of direction will get you far and wide in Amsterdam. It’s one of the easiest European cities to get around.

Lonely Planet • 17th September 2021

The 10 best parks in Amsterdam

Amsterdam’s parks are much more than prime places to experience the Netherlands’ famous gardening skills – they embody the freedom, tolerance and laissez-faire attitude that this particular European city is all about.

Lonely Planet • 17th September 2021

When's the best time to go to Amsterdam? Here's your month-by-month guide

With cobblestone lanes wrapped around arched bridges and canals, Amsterdam makes a charming city-stop at any time of year.

Lonely Planet • 17th September 2021

Top 11 parks in Berlin

No city delivers on the freedom of urban oases quite like the German capital. Berlin, in all its gritty graffiti-and-techno glory, might not be the first location that comes to mind for green space. But almost half of the city is green, open space, including about 2500 public parks and gardens.

Morning Calm • 9th June 2021

Human Cities: Berlin

What makes Berlin incredible is its people. Berliners are a unique troupe of weird and wonderful characters – dreamers, artists and free spirits from all corners of the globe.

Thrillist • 13th December 2020

Step Into Seoul’s Coolest Hidden Cocktail Dens

Seoul takes concept bars and speakeasies to a whole new level.

Sunday Times Travel Magazine • 15th November 2020

Berlin Shopping Guide

As Europe’s bullseye for artsy types, Berlin does a fine line in independent design — often inspired by sustainability and club culture.

Thrillist • 31st October 2020

Berlin Is a Magnet for Artistic Expats. Here’s How to Make It Your New Home.

Moving Party: A guide to moving to Berlin.

thrillist • 12th May 2020

How a Simple Scent Can Transport You Around the World

How fragrance can be a handy cure for travel withdrawal right now.

thrillist • 2nd April 2020

Berlin's Legendary Club Scene Goes Digital To Keep The Beat Alive

An everyday journey across Berlin is set to a pulsing score: you'll hear electronic basslines in supermarkets, convenience stores (we call them spätis), and blaring from speakers on bicycles or in parks. You'll be minding your business one minute and suddenly -- boom! -- you're in a rave.

thrillist • 6th March 2020

Art, Food, and Beach Life Have Catapulted This South African City to Must-Visit Status

After several visits to this South African city over the last few years, if there’s one thing I’ve realized it’s that there’s always another natural wonder or whoa panorama around the corner in Cape Town-- and another South African out-hiking me, cracking me up, or drinking me under the table.

thrillist • 30th January 2020

How to Crush a Weeklong Trip to Dubai, the City of the Future

Dubai is THE city of the future, a mega-sized metropolis glimmering with sky-high architectural feats, driverless trains, and dizzying light shows.

thrillist • 30th January 2020

The Perfect 3 Days in Tallinn, Europe’s Fast-Rising Capital of Cool

Long underestimated as just another gray, post-Soviet harbor city, Tallinn’s quickly growing into one of Europe’s cool creative capitals, right up there with Berlin and Helsinki.

The Infatuation • 27th January 2020

The 27 Best Places To Eat & Drink In Berlin

A neighborhood guide to Berlin’s best places to eat and drink.

Lonely Planet • 23rd October 2019

Ethical wildlife encounters in Finland

Most of Finland is blanketed in a dense, wild forest, providing habitats for Europe's most diverse and magnificent species. The country has even been named the world’s best destination for wildlife travel by the Global Wildlife Travel Index.

thrillist • 21st May 2019

Amsterdam's Red Light District is About to Change. Here's How Sex Workers Feel About It

Window prostitution has been practiced throughout the Netherlands since the end of the 19th century, but the city's recent ban on red-light tours is the first of its kind.

The Guardian • 9th May 2019

Berlin anti-gentrification activists fight to keep ... the local Aldi

The residents of Berlin’s Kreuzberg district have become renowned for their impassioned clashes against capitalism. Now, they’ve stepped up to defend an unexpected establishment: the local branch of Aldi, a supermarket with a €50bn annual turnover.

Scoot • 1st May 2019

A Cup Runneth Over

First planted by French colonists, Lao coffee is brewing up a contemporary scene of third-wave cafés in Vientiane. Barbara Woolsey takes a sip of the Lao coffee culture and finds what’s good in the brew.