The Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago off the coast of northern Africa, has been shaped by volcanic forces and the movement of the wild Atlantic. Journalist Sarah Souli takes a turn living among the elements.

When her daughter’s semester abroad was cut short by the pandemic, Jamie Quatro promised they would go back together. Their return to this sunbaked, agriculturally rich slice of southern France offered a chance to reconnect — with each other and with friends made along the way.

In the Greek capital, history is everywhere you look. But these days, so too are innovative businesses and boundary-pushing art. Author Tony Perrottet meets the creative minds behind the city’s latest cultural evolution.