Fathom Questionnaire: Veronique Lievre

The hotelier and designer behind Been Seen, one of our 24 best travel blogs, talk about dogfish, oysters, flea markets — and finding the interesting everywhere she goes.

Just Back From: The High Sierras

YOSEMITE, California – I found an abandoned cabin with chairs on the patio in the middle of the countryside with no trail leading to it. It looked like something left over from a movie set.

To Market on the Spice Road

The smell of baking bread fills the air and the scent of spices tickle the nose. Alleys twist and turn in every direction to picturesque mosques and tucked away khans. A reader story.

Eye Candy: Behold the Icebergs

ANTARCTICA – We stand on the deck, mesmerized, as a series of icebergs, each larger than our ship, float by as if on parade.

Prehistoric Beasts and Prankster Sheep

BORREGO SPRINGS, California – A mini Marfa, a desert safari, lots of mischievous wildlife. Borrego Springs is a surreal alternative to its bourgeois neighbor, Palm Springs.

Killer Whales Come Up for Air

ANTARCTICA – When killer whales go spyhopping, it's totally breathtaking.

Time Travel: World Monuments

Sit back, relax, and enjoy armchair traveling to iconic tourist sites all over the world.

The Best View in Sydney

SYDNEY – Although harmless, the garden's resident fruit bats made their presence known throughout the movie by occasionally flying in front of the screen or letting out a shrill squeal.

Fathom Questionnaire: Gabriella Gershenson

If I never return to Prague, it'll be too soon because I just wasn't all that charmed by it. I'm open to being converted, but after two visits, I realize I'd much rather go to Budapest.