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Melissa Banigan

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,...

Melissa Banigan

Trump's Nationalism Kept Him From Honoring Fallen WWI American Soldiers in France

Exactly 100 years ago, at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, World War I ended as Germany signed an armistice...

Melissa Banigan

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...

Melissa Banigan

Guadeloupe: These tiny islands are the French Caribbean's greatest secret

First published by CNN (April 23rd, 2018) Le Gosier, Guadeloupe — Seen from above, the French Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe look like...

Melissa Banigan

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...

Melissa Banigan

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...