After the author and TV personality’s death, his longtime assistant was left to finish his last book, a world travel guide.
Author: Sebastian Modak
How to Pretend You’re in New Orleans Tonight
The Crescent City is the kind of place you daydream about long after you’re gone. Here are a few ways to be there in spirit.
How to Pretend You’re in Tunis Tonight
The Tunisian capital beckons with white-sand beaches, the medina, cafe districts and Roman ruins that speak to its place in history. Luckily, there are ways to capture its spirit at home.
How to Pretend You’re in Cartagena Today
The Colombian port city, home to the trademark sounds and dances of the region, is so full of magic that it has inspired entire books by Gabriel García Márquez.
New Year’s Eve Playlist From Around the World
This year finally coming to an end is reason enough to celebrate a bit. Even if you had to stay home, your music can travel the world.
How to Pretend You’re in Singapore Tonight
You can feel like you are in the Lion City with a little work in the kitchen, the right book and some time in front of the TV.
How to Pretend You’re in Dakar Today
The Senegalese capital has an aura that seeps into the soul. Bustling and addictive, it makes you want to stick around.
How to Pretend You’re in Tokyo
That Tokyo trip will have to wait for the millions of people who canceled flights and hotel bookings. But there are ways to bring you closer to this sometimes impenetrable, always fascinating, city.
Missives from My Locked-Down Friends, From Siberia to Samarkand
The people I met as the 52 Places Traveler were suddenly just as close as my friends down the street, so I reached out to my global community.
In a Year of Perpetual Motion, Moments That Stopped Time
Looking back on a whirlwind journey around the world, the 52 Places Traveler revisits the experiences that offered lessons for travel — and life.