Melissa BaniganFeb 1, 201915 minThe 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, and e...
Melissa BaniganNov 11, 20184 minTrump's Nationalism Kept Him From Honoring Fallen WWI American Soldiers in FranceExactly 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 agree...
Melissa BaniganOct 21, 20185 minAn Island Where Rocks Have FacesFirst published March 22, 2017 in BBC Travel Petroglyphs found throughout Guadeloupe’s rainforest provide a window into the island’s anci...
Melissa BaniganOct 21, 20188 minGuadeloupe: These tiny islands are the French Caribbean's greatest secretFirst published by CNN (April 23rd, 2018) Le Gosier, Guadeloupe — Seen from above, the French Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe look like t...
Melissa BaniganOct 21, 20185 minSeizing the Day in the AlgarveFish, oranges, figs, seafood, the cold Atlantic, and the blaring yellow sun. Flashes of color, the smell of salt in the air. These are th...
Melissa BaniganOct 21, 20188 min20 Years of SolitudeBarrel-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...