The village of Ilulissat in West Greenland is known for the outstanding natural beauty of its icefjord. It's here that large icebergs break off from the Sermeq Kujalleq glacier after a journey of hundreds or even thousands of years from deep within Greenland's icecap. A moraine under the water causes many of them to get stuck just off Ilulissat's shore,...

This home-bound, family-run stall in the southern Thai town of Pattani specializes in one dish and one dish only: nasi dagae. The dish, whose name means “trader’s rice” in the local Malay dialect, has its roots in Malaysia. It takes the form of rice served with a rich fish curry and sides, and although a handful of Muslim-influenced dishes have spread...

The Industry, an eye-catching creation by sculptor Alex Chinneck, is a surreal artwork that appears to be a coiled canal boat floating tranquilly on the waters of the Sheffield and Tinsley Canal. The sculpture sits between locks 4 and 5 of the 19th-century waterway, which played a vital role in Sheffield's success during its industrial heyday.  The...

Look for the line. Every night, at the edge of downtown Hat Yai, southern Thailand’s largest city, a small team set up a cart and a deep-fryer. Before the first wing has emerged from the bubbling oil, there’s likely already tens of people waiting to buy the savory, pleasantly salty and aromatic chicken from this famous stall. Kai thawt haat yai,...

Sin Jiew has been operating in Trang, an ethnically Chinese, landlocked provincial capital in southern Thailand, since 1958. Seemingly little has changed at this local-style food court: fans struggle to stir the humid air, and the paint job (and quite possibly some of the customers) appear to have been there since opening day.  In addition to its...

Drive through the Chicago suburb of Willow Springs late at night and local lore says you might see a forlorn young woman in a white dress on the side of the road. If you take pity and ask if she needs a ride, she’ll quietly accept. She’s soft-spoken and won’t say much, save that she’s headed your way. Then, a couple miles down the road, she’ll ask you...