Joe Sills

1 day ago | forbes.com | Joe Sills

Aerial View of Campanile di San Marco and San Marco Square at Sunrise in VenicegettyThe pointed pinnacle of Campanile di San Marco looms over the docks of San Marco in Venice. Its shadow—cast from a gilded weather vane in the shape of archangel Gabriel 323-feet in the air—has marked the passing of days over the most famous plaza in Venice for more than a century. Other towers on this site have done the same for more than a millennia. Each year, around 20 million visitors disembark in Venice.

Jan 19, 2025 | forbes.com | Joe Sills

The sinews of a thousand ropes sing as sails wake from their slumber. Billowing into a canvas canopy, they pierce the horizon with a silhouette from another age. On the bridge, Captain Bruno Borowka calls the shots as a mahogany wheel spins. Hard to starboard. Hard to port. Finally, full sails. In the Caribbean, wandering yachtsmen on sloops and catamarans know these masts well.

Oct 28, 2024 | ourcommunitynow.com | Joe Sills

Share Archaeologist and art conservator Raven Todd DaSilva's new book, "The Other Ancient Civilisations" ... [+] spotlights lesser known stories from the sands of time. It’s backpacking season in Nepal and the streets of Kathmandu are brimming with travelers migrating through the narrow, dusty markets of Thamel. Row after row of outdoor suppliers offer goods ranging from knockoff North Face coats to crampons, trekking poles and trail bars.

Oct 28, 2024 | forbes.com | Joe Sills

It’s backpacking season in Nepal and the streets of Kathmandu are brimming with travelers migrating through the narrow, dusty markets of Thamel. Row after row of outdoor suppliers offer goods ranging from knockoff North Face coats to crampons, trekking poles and trail bars. From midday until midnight, Thamel hums with the clangor of deals being made between some hikers bound for the Himalayas and the celebrations of other hikers who’ve made their way back Nepal’s bustling capital city.

Oct 14, 2024 | forbes.com | Joe Sills

Daniel Bruington can cycle through Santa Monica, cruising past the graffiti-lined concrete monuments of the Venice Beach skatepark, careening towards a kaleidoscope of amusement park rides on the Santa Monica Pier. He can watch the storied asphalt sinews of Route 66 collide with the Pacific Ocean, ending their nearly 2,500-mile journey from the heartland of America to the sea.