Issue 07
Spring 2025
The lead story — from Issue 07
The Bergen Line at First Light
At 6:40 the train leaves Myrdal for the coast, and the Hardangervidda does its slow, snowy theatre.
Stories from Issue 07
All stories →A Riad in the Old Medina
Behind the medina walls of Marrakech, a courtyard of zellige and orange trees teaches the art of doing nothing.
Onsen Hours in the Japanese Alps
Snow falls on the roofline. Inside, the water is 42 degrees and the village is silent.
The Blue Tiles of Porto
A walking essay on azulejos, the sea, and the city that put its walls in writing.
The Desert Bus from Almería
Twelve hours, two drivers, one thermos of coffee: the bus line that crosses the emptiest land in Europe.
Ferry Notes from the Hebrides
On the crossing to the Outer Isles, the timetable is a suggestion and the weather is the authority.
A Hut Above the Treeline
One room, a wood stove, and two thousand metres of weather: a night alone in the Austrian Alps.