Some cities you visit. Dubrovnik, you walk into — quite literally, through one of three medieval gates, and straight into a city that hasn’t fundamentally changed its skyline in centuries. This is the one Croatian destination that needs no introduction, and for once, the reputation actually holds up. The Walls Start here, and start early. […]
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Croatia is, without much competition in my mind, one of the ultimate destinations — a gem nestled along the Adriatic Sea that blends historic charm, dramatic landscape, and a culture that rewards slowing down. Whether you’re drawn there for the history, the nature, or simply the beaches, it has genuine range. I’ve been blessed to […]
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Where did sports or a shared live event take you this year? I’d love to hear about it. Somewhere over the past several weeks, I became a data point. I flew to Toronto twice — once for Croatia’s group-stage match against Panama, and again for the Round of 32 against Portugal. I drove from New […]
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Toronto, twice in one week. If you’d told me at the start of June that I’d be back at the same stadium for a World Cup knockout match, I’m not sure I would have believed it — but there I was. Croatia and Portugal had never met at a World Cup. Not once, not across […]
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Somewhere between the fourth quarter at Madison Square Garden and the anthem in a stranger’s language at a World Cup match in Toronto, it became clear that June wasn’t a month of events. It was a month of proof — that people still want to stand in a crowd and feel something at the same […]
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The moments, places, and conversations that defined New York this month. There are months when New York feels like a city. And then there are months when it feels like the center of everything. June was one of those months. Basketball history unfolded inside Madison Square Garden. World Cup fever quietly spread through neighborhoods as […]
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