Danielle Hallock

1 week ago | atlasobscura.com | Danielle Hallock

Dear Atlas is Atlas Obscura’s travel advice column, answering the questions you won’t find in traditional guidebooks. Have a question for our experts? Submit it here. * * * Dear Atlas, My wife and I are obsessed with ghost stories, so for our anniversary we want to stay someplace that’s purportedly haunted. Are there any cool hotels or vacation rentals where one might have a paranormal encounter?

3 weeks ago | atlasobscura.com | Danielle Hallock

Dear Atlas is Atlas Obscura’s travel advice column, answering the questions you won’t find in traditional guidebooks. Have a question for our experts? Submit it here. * * * Dear Atlas, If I’m gonna take a long-haul trip, I want to make the most out of the actual journey. Are there any major international airport hubs that have fun activities outside of the fancy business lounges? Maybe it’s just us, but we at Atlas Obscura enjoy the idea of riding a 39-foot-tall slide to our departure gate.

1 month ago | atlasobscura.com | Danielle Hallock

Dear Atlas is Atlas Obscura’s travel advice column, answering the questions you won’t find in traditional guidebooks. Have a question for our experts? Submit it here. * * * Dear Atlas, Route 66! The completist in me wants to do every inch of it, but the realist in me knows that I can’t afford a vacation of that length. If I want to get the Route 66 feel without doing the whole thing, what parts are not to be missed?

2 months ago | timeout.com | Danielle Hallock

NewsThis trip lets you sail in a heated yacht past ghostly abandoned islands and surprising animal sightings. Written by Danielle HallockcontributorMonday February 3 2025FacebookTwitterPinterestEmailWhatsAppPhotograph: Dennis Cahlo Photography | | AdvertisingWhen someone asks me to name the wildlife in New York City, I immediately think of pigeons and rats. Maybe the occasional brazen squirrel that steals my picnic food.

Sep 5, 2024 | nationalgeographic.com | Danielle Hallock

Tracing the origins of food is a complex and often debated topic. For instance, while some claim the first bagel was made in Krakow, Poland, in 1610, others argue it originated in Vienna, Austria, in the late 17th century—or perhaps even from the Germanobwarzanek as far back as the 14th century. When a dish evolves and changes names as it travels, does it remain the same? On the other hand, consider ketchup, which originated as kê-tsiap, a fermented fish sauce from Southeast Asia.