Travel Writing by John Zada | Articles and Features

The exterior of a passenger airplane fuselage, showing the door and windows.

The Lost Art of Window Gazing

January 9, 2025

Some airlines are forcibly darkening airplane windows and cockpits on short-haul day flights, taking the magic out of flying.

Indigenous, Travel

Sasquatch Sleuthing in Harrison Hot Springs

April 2, 2019

A group of die-hard Bigfoot enthusiasts look for the legendary creatures along the remote logging roads of Harrison Lake, British Columbia—near to where the term ‘Sasquatch’ was coined.

Unalaska Islands, in the Aleutian Islands chain, Alaska

Indigenous, Travel

Unalaska: The US Island Once Ruled By Russia

July 25, 2018

Unalaska Island, in the Aleutian archipelago of Alaska, is home to the largest commercial fishing port in the United States and was part of a forgotten military campaign against Japan in World War Two.

The Valais Swiss Wine Trail, on the edge of the southern Alps in Switzerland

Travel

The Swiss Wine Trail

January 11, 2018

Switzerland, famous for its watches and chocolate, is fast becoming known for its award-winning wine. A multi-day hiking trail in Valais takes you through Rhone Valley vineyards.

Fishermen on a motorboat on the Lower North Shore of Quebec

Features, Indigenous, Travel

Quebec’s Lost Coast

May 2, 2016

A journey by ship along Quebec’s remote Lower North Shore reveals distinct cultures, wild landscapes, and a controversial broken link to the outside world.