Harvest by the old calendar: a July vintage, a Roman aqueduct & an ancient vineyard by Nicolás Boullosa on September 19, 2026 One hour south of Barcelona, the grapes come in before the proverbs say to pick, and the ruins along the …
Copenhagen in July: notes from a borrowed apartment in the world’s happiest city by Nicolás Boullosa on July 31, 2026 Rankings keep crowning the Danish capital. A few days there recently, sleeping among somebody else’s books, suggested the secret is …
Three booms broke over Point Richmond’s backwaters. The village outlived them all by Nicolás Boullosa on June 4, 2026 Across the bay from San Francisco, Point Richmond is a piece of the past that survived the industrial era and …
Rocinante’s descendants: why it’s not enough that everything functions by Nicolás Boullosa on April 9, 2026 What we lose when we stop naming the things we use and let systems optimize everything for us. On someone’s …
Walking the margins: how places reveal themselves in the gaps by Nicolás Boullosa on July 31, 2025 From the cul-de-sac to the canal path, our built environments shape how we move, think, and belong. Psychogeography isn’t dead—it …
Art of walking: a stroll in a warehouse & Bay Area’s “French village” by Nicolás Boullosa on February 27, 2025 Pushed to the extreme, a mentality based on pure utility can risk missing the little things that make one’s days …
Escape from Non-Place: travelers that manage to see through modernity by Nicolás Boullosa on August 14, 2024 Many have argued that travel doesn’t equal tourism, especially today. Travel has a purpose and intention for self-discovery, whereas tourism …
Before vanlife: revisiting the quest for meaning & “home” in transience by Nicolás Boullosa on June 26, 2024 Life on the road is all about transience. Unsurprisingly, a country forged by a narrative around pioneers moving west feels …
What urbanites seek in mountain valleys & periurban hamlets by Nicolás Boullosa on March 9, 2022 When a little over two weeks ago we embarked on a road trip, I did not know that crossing the …
