Archive - Notes from the Road

Ganghwa Island: Treaties in the Tidelands

Ganghwa Island's tidal flats host the endangered Black-faced Spoonbilll, and an overlooked case for cooperation amid rising nationalism and…

Jun 17 •

Reading Paria Canyon

Paria Canyon isn’t just sandstone and water—it’s a reminder of why we read, and what’s lost when we don’t.

Jun 1 •

May 2025

Fowl Cay Coral Reef Heavily Damaged After Wreck—Where Is Bakers Bay Club?

A barge and tugboat have crushed a protected coral reef—and Bakers Bay Club refuses to act. Fowl Cays bleeds while the billionaires stall and their…

May 22 •

April 2025

Euljiro: Memory Origin Space

Industrial alleys, tomcats, weird economies and the machines of memory in Seoul's Euljiro neighborhood.

Apr 16 •

March 2025

January 2025

Yuccas of the World

An illustrated guide to all the yucca plants in the world.

Jan 29 •

December 2024

Notes from the Road is now on Substack

Substack is a much better platform for delivering my travel stories to my subscribers.

Dec 27, 2024 •

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