Joe Sills, Freelance Journalist Profile

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The Flagship Venice Hotel Offering Tranquility In The Tides Of Tourism

3 weeks 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.
Square Sails On The Winds Of Climate Change

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.
Indiana Jones’ Travel Guide Might Be This Archaeologist’s New Book

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.
Indiana Jones’ Travel Guide Might Be This Archaeologist’s New Book

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.
How W Insiders Help Curate Marriott’s Western Region Hotel Of The Year

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.
Green Day Caps Historic Portland Stadium’s Rock N’ Roll Resurrection

Oct 5, 2024 | forbes.com | Joe Sills

Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong catches his breathe near the front of the stage, his eyes surveying a surging crowd of more than 32,000 fans in Portland’s 98-year-old soccer stadium, Providence Park. “Who knows the words to this song?” asks Armstrong. Behind him, the thumping backbeat of the band’s 2009 hit, “Know Your Enemy” reverberates over the crowd. Everybody knows the words to this song.
For a Bird’s Eye View of Fishing, Head to the Sportfishing Summit

Sep 11, 2024 | fishingtackleretailer.com | Joe Sills

I’ll never forget my first American Sportfishing Association (ASA) Sportfishing Summit. For years, the former publishers at Fishing Tackle Retailer had been clamoring to me about the event. As I boarded a plane from my home base in Memphis bound for Portland, Oregon, the mystique of the summit swirled in my mind. I was excited to be going.
An adventurer’s guide to Moab in all four seasons

Sep 6, 2024 | yahoo.com | Joe Sills

Moab is a popular destination for adventure enthusiasts throughout the year. Attractions such as Canyonlands National Park are open all year round, and there are plenty of seasonally specific activities, too. Photograph by Bluejayphoto, Getty ImagesFrom the rim of a sandstone ridge overlooking Arches National Park, travellers are treated to one of the most iconic views in the American Southwest. The towering Delicate Arch proudly stands alone, reflecting a rainbow of orange and red hues.
Viking Beer Fest Brings Sprit Of Skol To Portland’s Farewell To Summer

Aug 29, 2024 | forbes.com | Joe Sills

Jeff Farrar raises a battle axe into the air as medieval flags surrounding a grassy ring waft in the last gasps of Oregon’s summer air. A throng of spectators begins to cheer as two men clad in head-to-toe steel plate steady themselves on opposite sides of the ring.“Have any of you ever seen real armored combat?” Farrar shouts. Moments later, cheers shift to audible gasps as the two men collide in a cacophony of swords, steel and shields.
Camping With Tigers Brings Curious Travelers to Bardiya in Nepal

Jul 28, 2024 | forbes.com | Joe Sills

Alarm calls echo through the mist as I grab a camera and scramble out of my tent. The chital deer are signaling: a tiger is crossing the river. Carrying a telephoto lens like a club, I sprint so fast towards the water that my sandals fly off. I’ve been waiting three days for this chance. In the reeds, I can see the silhouette of a ranger urging me on. Barefoot on the banks of the Girwa River, I see the fresh paw prints of a tiger in the sand.

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