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Publications

Roads and Kingdoms

Business Crime World

Vegas on the Black Sea

A trip to Batumi, Georgia.

Tara Isabella Burton Roads and Kingdoms Sep 2015 Permalink

Crime World

A Death in the Winelands

The annual tradition in the grape-growing country of South Africa’s Western Cape was that locals could gather fruit before it rotted on the vine. But this season produced a body amongst the rows.

Christopher Clark Roads and Kingdoms Mar 2017 20min Permalink

Crime Travel

Death on the Hippie Trail

Looking for answers in India after a seeker disappears and his guide commits suicide.

Ariel Sophia Bardi Roads and Kingdoms Jan 2017 10min Permalink

World Food

The Barnacle Queens of the Spanish Seaside

Four Galician sisters take on the macho percebeira culture to harvest one of the world’s most expensive delicacies, the gooseneck barnacle, from the frigid sea.

Adapted from Grape, Olive, Pig: Deep Travels Through Spain’s Food Culture.

Matt Goulding Roads and Kingdoms Nov 2016 25min Permalink

Politics Sports

Farewell, Champions of Havana

The last vestiges of a sporting powerhouse.

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Brin-Jonathan Butler Roads and Kingdoms Oct 2016 20min Permalink

World

A Stage Set for Slaughter

Visiting a cattle market in Karachi, right before the feast of Eid.

Saba Imtiaz Roads and Kingdoms Oct 2015 Permalink