WRITER & EDITOR

Nora Wallaya

ATLAS OBSCURA

The women of Umoja no longer need a man to make their mporo marriage necklaces.

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELLER

As modernity threatens to mute the fabled hakawati of Marrakech, a wave of young Moroccans are keeping their nation’s candle burning.

Co-author of multiple travel guidebooks including Fodor’s Essential Greece (2023), Bucket List Europe (2023) and Essential Portugal (2023).

FODOR'S TRAVEL

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELLER

Wild birds are facing a precarious future according to the latest RSPB report—but there are plenty of ways you can help.

WANDERLUST

A certified biodiversity hotspot, botanists, naturalists and geologists have explored South Africa’s Northern Cape for decades, but a pin hasn’t yet been dropped by the masses.

INTERVIEWS

Interviews with explorers and pioneers including: Preet Chandi, the first woman of colour to ski solo across the South Pole; David and Wilma Finlay on practicing ethical dairy farming in Scotland; and mountaineer Mark Synnott on climbing Everest’s North Face.

ATLAS OBSCURA

The artisans of Aleppo keep plying their ancient trade, one bar at a time.

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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELLER

Meet the designers keeping the carnival’s message alive through the stories threaded into its iconic costumes.

PRODUCT REVIEWS

Reviews of sustainable sporting, adventure and travel kit including: GRS-certified recycled PET plastic beachwear, rainforest hiking kit and campervanning equipment.

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