The Question

Roa ds Less Traveled

Five of the talents from this month’s issue share their take on seeing the world.

Alexandra Fuller, WRITER

“BE HERE NOW,” PAGE 68 When I travel, I always bring my...thermos flask for tea. My favorite way to get around is...on horseback. I have an old mare called Sunday who has been my soul’s silent partner for nearly 20 years. She has seen me through the birth of a child, the death of a child, the end of a marriage, the start and end of new loves. When all else is lost, I can get lost with Sunday. The most beautiful place I’ve ever been is...Mount Meru in Tanzania. I came across Cape buffalo and colobus monkeys, and slept under a sky so untouched by light, it was as if we’d slipped time.

Tayari Jones

AUTHOR

“WOMEN OF THE WORLD,“ PAGE 76 When I travel, I always bring...my address book. I love sending postcards and mementos from the road, especially when I’m abroad. Nothing says “I’m thinking of you” like exotic postage! My favorite way to get around is...by rail. I’ve traveled on trains all over the world—high-speed, vintage—and I’ve never met one I didn’t love. This includes roller coasters.

A book that makes me feel like I’ve visited a faraway place is...

A Tall History of Sugar by Curdella Forbes, a mesmerizing love story that takes place over 50 years in Jamaica.

Mandy Lee, CHEF

“SOMEONE’S IN THE KITCHEN,” PAGE 99 When I travel, I always bring...my curiosity. It’s what drives me to move and keep moving. Not to relax, not to unwind—but to know more, to know what’s out there. My favorite way to get around is...by scooter. I love the spontaneity of it, the sensory connection with my surroundings, the freedom of maneuvering, the speed and efficiency. A book that makes me

feel like I’ve visited a faraway place is...

anything by Anthony Bourdain.

Benedict Evans

PHOTOGRAPHER

“PANDEMIC HEALTH HEROES,” PAGE 48

When I travel, I always

bring...my camera. And earplugs and a good novel.

My favorite way to get

around is...by bicycle, though I do also have a thing for small, quick German cars. The most

beautiful place I’ve ever

been is...the Giza Necropolis at sunset, or perhaps that time I flew through the northern lights over Alaska. Or Manhattan’s Lower East Side on a hot, rainy summer night.

Meghan Rabbitt, WRITER

“THE ALZHEIMER’S EPIDEMIC NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT,” PAGE 54 My home away from home is...the North Fork of Long Island, where I spend weeks every summer on rocky beaches with my 7- and 4-year-old nieces. When I travel, I always bring...an oversize scarf, which has a ridiculous number of uses: neck warmer, plane blanket, face mask, shawl, makeshift beach towel, impromptu picnic seating—I could go on. My favorite way to get around is...on foot. There’s no better way to get to know a place than by wandering around without a schedule.