Amanda Kersey

Alexey Aizenman, Moscow Landscape, Oil on Canvas.

How the Russian Revolution changed the lives of Jewish artists

November 8, 2017Arts

Designing propaganda porcelain was a way for artists to make a living after years of struggling to survive and express themselves as Jewish artists in the Russian Empire.

A woman talks on her cellphone on a bus in Madrid.

Spain tries to speed up — by putting siestas to bed

August 3, 2017Culture

In a Berlin handpan class, a close encounter of the musical kind

July 4, 2017Arts

Souvenirs and wax figurines for sale in Fatima, Portugal

Vendors do a brisk trade in beeswax body parts at Portugal’s Shrine of Fatima

May 12, 2017Culture

Tattooed human skin forms part of an exhibit in Portugal.

Portugal is exhibiting human skin with smutty old tattoos

May 2, 2017Arts

Lisbon’s serious fado fans go underground

April 14, 2017Arts

They want to get away from the tourists and their iPhone cameras.

This Arizona family is moving to Nicaragua to get away from Trump’s America

February 16, 2017Global Politics

Kristina Krump and her husband don’t want to raise teenage boys in this country, in the current political climate, so they’re starting a new life south of the border.

In battle for Barcelona’s sidewalks, immigrant vendors want a way out

February 3, 2017Justice

Surviving is not a crime. That’s the slogan used by hundreds of undocumented migrants who eke out a living selling trinkets and handbags to tourists on the streets of Barcelona, Spain. Amanda Kersey reports on their burgeoning movement to organize for more rights.

What happened to everyone who was going to leave the US if Trump won?

January 20, 2017Global Politics

Travel writer Jessica Nabongo, whose blog post “Countries To Move To If Trump Becomes President” became a hit, is keeping her options open.

A trip to Spain’s ghost town: La Mussara

October 31, 2016Culture

Try spending Halloween amid the spooky ruins of this abandoned settlement in the mountains of Spain.