The Escapologist

Japan: Art, Hot Springs, and Soft Serve

A Chugoku road trip, in a roundabout way...

Jul 9 • Laura Motta

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What’s in a presidential library? (An electric exercise horse.)

Exactly how much of the president belongs to you?

Jul 4 • Laura Motta

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June 2026

Renegade America 250

Plus, why does Abigail Adams look like that?

Jun 16 • Laura Motta

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April 2026

The Space Rocks of California

Plus a veggie-shaped carousel in Milan, reading outdoors in Seoul, and more...

Apr 21 • Laura Motta

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Santa Fe, Are You There?

Plus the Paris catacombs are back, baby…

Apr 14 • Laura Motta

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On Route 66, a Traveler is Born

The Mother Road turns 100, and the beginning of everything in Tulsa, OK...

Apr 7 • Laura Motta

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March 2026

London Spring

Plus the LA Olympics get blooming, Chihuly sculptures get busted, and more...

Mar 24 • Laura Motta

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Ugh, This Stupid White House Ballroom

Plus California superblooms, tropical midcentury in San Antonio, and more...

Mar 17 • Laura Motta

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Athens on the Upswing

Plus a haunted hotel in South Dakota, a new Kyoto jewel, and a $140 masterpiece…

Mar 10 • Laura Motta

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5 Little Travel Mistakes, 5 (Or So) Lessons Learned

Plus, come travel journal with me!

Mar 3 • Laura Motta

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February 2026

I Can’t Speak Italian and Other Tragedies

A week in Olympic Milan and a lifetime trying to understand my father's homeland...

Feb 23 • Laura Motta

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So, I’m Going to the Olympics

Here’s what I’m doing in Milan...

Feb 2 • Laura Motta

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