The Journal

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12 stories across 5 sections. Filter below, or scroll — they're all worth the coffee.

Lisbon, Portugal · June 14, 2026 · 9 min

Lisbon in November, when the light finally softens

Three weeks of walking the seven hills after the tourists have gone, learning to read the city by its afternoon shadows.

Seoul, South Korea · July 7, 2026

A week of late trains, shared tables, and the soft discipline of a city that keeps moving without ever seeming careless.

8 min read

Doha, Qatar · June 29, 2026

Notes from the corniche, Souq Waqif, and the quiet social grammar of a city built between desert light and glass.

8 min read

Brasov, Romania · June 22, 2026

A Transylvanian field note about Saxon walls, mountain weather, and the pleasure of a city small enough to learn by walking.

7 min read

Oaxaca, Mexico · May 21, 2026

Notes on mole, mezcal, and the ten-block breakfast walk that ruined every other city for me.

7 min read

Lagos ↔ Lisbon · May 4, 2026

How the jollof rice in Lagos and the arroz de pato in Lisbon taught me the same thing, said differently.

10 min read

Nowhere in particular · April 15, 2026

Everything I bring on every trip, sorted by whether it's ever come home unused.

6 min read