Albania has a bunker problem

Thanks to a paranoid Communist past, Albania is littered with fortifications against an attack that never came. | Continue reading


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Is camel milk the next snake oil?

One man is building an entire industry from the ground up in a remote region betting big on a new superfood. But is it really the cure-all that he promised? | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

A bar that never existed, on the edge of Shanghai

By day this place was just another fanguan, a restaurant serving Shanghainese fare. After dark the restaurant would transform into a rowdy watering hole. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

The resilient street food of Xi’an

The Muslim Quarter in the ancient Silk Road city is being swallowed by tourism and development, but some local food lovers are trying to keep the old traditions alive. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

The pleasures of post-rush hour breakfast in Chiang Mai

The omelet is coarser than its Western cousin, but no less feathery on the palate. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

Inside Yemen’s humanitarian catastrophe

Photographer Alex Potter provides a rare glimpse inside Yemen's crippled healthcare system. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

Introducing the i‑plate, Joburg’s colossal plate of comfort food

This place doesn’t have a website or a Facebook page. But it will serve an unforgettable plate of everything. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

R&K Insider: Welcome to the City of Gold

If you’re a historian, a revolutionary, or a cultural enthusiast on the African continent, you know why you’ve already heard of Johannesburg. If you haven’t, you’ll want to read our latest city guide. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

How to master the Japanese convenience-store breakfast

Konbini put convenience stores the world over to shame with their variety of offerings, spotless interiors, and the quality of their ready-to-eat meals. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

A Johannesburg Soundtrack

From apartheid protest anthems to late ‘90s dance hits to homegrown hip hop, the music of South Africa's largest city. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

Love, Nostalgia, Secret Sauce: An Ode to Mohideen’s Steak Gravy

This forgotten South African township has a secret motto that calls its old residents back time and again: “It’s all gravy.” | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

Introducing the i-plate, Joburg’s colossal plate of comfort food

This place doesn’t have a website or a Facebook page. But it will serve an unforgettable plate of everything. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

Apps, taxis, or minibus? Here’s how to navigate Johannesburg

Getting from the airport to town, ridesharing wisdom, and minibus hand signals. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

How to get online in Johannesburg

South Africa has historically lagged behind the developed world in internet speeds, so Netflix and chilling in your hotel room may not be a possibility. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

A History of Johannesburg in 10 Dishes

From fat cakes to giant sandwiches to biltong, the food that feeds South Africa’s City of Gold | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

Need to get out of Johannesburg? Welcome to Mpumalanga.

Waterfalls, canyons, pancakes, old diners, and Twin Peaks-style logging towns in northeastern South Africa. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

A local’s walking tour in Johannesburg’s ‘it’ neighborhood

Coffee, milkshakes, art, and golden sunsets in Maboneng. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

GTFO: Hennops Hiking Trail

Walk, climb, swim, barbecue, see animals. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

An Oasis for Seafood-Lovers in Meaty Paraguay

The best budget fish platter you’ve ever had in a landlocked country—and maybe anywhere. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

Everybody Loves Fairuz

Walking around Old Jaffa—Tel Aviv’s southernmost suburb—one morning, I stumbled upon Fairuz’s distinctive likeness in a rather unexpected place. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

Eclipse: A Q&A with Sagar Chhetri

A photographer speaks to R&K about the issue of identity among Madhesis, who have had to continually fight for equal rights and representation as the rest of the population in Nepal. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

The Pure Joy of Eating Noodles Alone with Reckless Abandon

Today, the noodles can be found in mall food courts and at Victory Monument, but I prefer the thrill of chasing the blue carts. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

Is the World Ready for a Nigerian Soft Drink That Contains Alcohol?

The Chapman is served at every restaurant, at weddings, at parties, at homes. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

The Last Glass Blowers of Herat

For over 200 years, glassmaking has been central to the ancient Afghan city of Herat. But a dwindling market and the decline of foreign visitors means the craft might die with this father and son. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

Can a military base become a tourism hub?

Sazan is the paranoia, secrecy, and militarism of Albania’s dictatorial past in reinforced concrete and iron. It’s also a gorgeous island that could boost the country’s economy. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

Pastries in West London, One Year and One Day After the Grenfell Tower fire

On the anniversary of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, locals unite in grief—and action. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

R&K Insider: Let’s talk about Brazil

This week on Roads & Kingdoms, we’re diving into the upcoming elections in Brazil: Catherine Osborn writes about black women running for office in the wake of a city councilwoman’s murder, and Carol Pires talks about the rise of far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

The rise of Brazil’s far-right

Journalist Carol Pires talks about why ultra-conservative congressman Jair Bolsonaro is growing a following and what it means for Brazil. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

Drown your travel disappointments in fresh trout

The volcano wasn't on our side that day, but at least the trout didn’t fail us. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

Crimes Against Speyside Whisky in Baghdad

"The colonel lit a cigarette and shrugged. The Scots had their traditions, he explained. And the Iraqi army had theirs." | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

Celebrating the Resurrection of a Santa Fe Breakfast Institution (that doesn’t serve toast)

Tecolote Cafe is where Santa Fe goes for breakfast. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

Just a great Somali food spot near San Diego State University

“You would not expect it to be a place to eat and you will probably drive right by it." | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

Marielle’s heirs

The assassination of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco shocked the world. It may ensure black feminism is a national force at the Brazilian ballot box. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

Murdering a Cup of Coffee Bean-Free Coffee on the Kochuveli Express

Sukku Coffee is made primarily of dry ginger, cumin, and coriander seeds. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

A tale about the World Cup, empanadas, and obsession in Argentina

Family, food, and the World Cup in Cordoba, Argentina | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

No Paan, No Gain

This week on Roads & Kingdoms, a writer pays homage to her late grandfather—and an ancient culinary tradition in Delhi’s markets. Plus, a conversation with a Nicaraguan cartoonist who says even his most outlandish cartoons are beginning to look like the reality. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

Love, Loss, and Small Rebellions at Delhi’s Paan Stalls

A writer pays homage to her late grandfather and an ancient culinary tradition in Delhi's markets. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

Meet the cartoonist chronicling the unrest in Nicaragua

Nicaraguan cartoonist Pedro Molina says the country’s paramilitary groups are like ISIS. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

Where Cars Go to Die

Thousands of vehicles from across India are brought to this scrap market in West Delhi. Most of them are dismantled, while some may find new lives. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

R&K Insider: The white nationalist party that wasn’t

This week on Roads & Kingdoms, Americans show up to protest racism, writer David Woods meets Egyptian rally racers in the desert, and photographer Kristen Dobbin has her eyes on Costa Rica. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

The Ultimate Kashmiri Chai Experience

A tea made with cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, and other spices along with Kashmiri saffron and almonds, kehwa has been around for hundreds of years. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

Welcome to Dalila’s world: The Osa Peninsula

For this family in the remote mountain community of La Tarde on Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula, life is intimately tied to the rainforest surrounding their home. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

More like Unite the Left

Organizer and alt-right activist Jason Kessler’s application for a “white civil rights” rally permit in Lafayette Park was made for 400 people, but only a couple stragglers showed up. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

When an Unexpected Stopover in Milan is Not Good News

Espresso, leathery panini, and disappointment in (almost) Milan. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

The Resilient Rally Drivers of the Egyptian Desert

David Wood follows a ragtag convoy of rally racers into Egypt's unforgiving Eastern Desert. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

A Dispatch from Zimbabwe’s Press Club

Lite Beer and very cautious optimism in Harare. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

A Filipino Rainy-Day Special. Just Add Tripe.

Goto porridge is a Filipino rainy-day special, ideal for the morning after an all-night monsoon bender. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago

Nazis not welcome in Charlottesville.Not this year.

R&K photo editor Cengiz Yar was in Charlottesville this weekend, documenting the anniversary of last year's violent rally. | Continue reading


@roadsandkingdoms.com | 6 years ago