Melissa Banigan
The Nine Ghost Villages of Northern France
Over 300 days during World War One, these villages were completely wiped out – along with hundreds of thousands of French and German...
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Melissa Banigan
- Feb 1, 2019
- 16 min
The Chiringas Over El Morro
The sky was filled with the chiringas families had bought at nearby stalls. They chased each other’s tails in the sky like parrots,...
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Melissa Banigan
- Oct 21, 2018
- 5 min
An Island Where Rocks Have Faces
First published March 22, 2017 in BBC Travel Petroglyphs found throughout Guadeloupe’s rainforest provide a window into the island’s...
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Melissa Banigan
- Oct 21, 2018
- 5 min
Seizing the Day in the Algarve
Fish, oranges, figs, seafood, the cold Atlantic, and the blaring yellow sun. Flashes of color, the smell of salt in the air. These are...
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Melissa Banigan
- Oct 20, 2018
- 8 min
20 Years of Solitude
Barrel-chested and bull-necked, Will had cerulean blue eyes that offset the safe, sturdy gravity of his body and made me feel as though I...
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