Inspiring Travel Writing from John Weich
John is editorial director of 34 Magazine, a new global lifestyle magazine. As the former travel editor of Wallpaper* Magazine and associate editor of Dutch, he currently splits his time between Istanbul and Amsterdam and just about everywhere in between.
Articles by John Weich
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Almere: Last Exit to Utopia
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John Weich
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The Netherlands
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other areas of the Netherlands
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Almere
Anyone familiar with urban planning in the Netherlands knows the wry Dutch saying – God created the world but the Dutch created Holland. One need only inspect the country’s topography to verify some truth in this; there’s no...
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The Concorde: an Icon of Our Time
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John Weich
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Bolivia
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Atlantic Coast
In the hierarchy of aspirations, crossing the Atlantic at supersonic speed ranks high. The choices, at least for the time being, are limited, with all sources pointing to the same svelte vehicle: the Concorde. But, not for much longer. From October...
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European Frontier: Helsinki, Moscow, Tallinn
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John Weich
Even Central Europe, the most recent crossroads of peripatetic cool, has in the last half decade become colonized by European and American expats, who have brought with them their products and their branding. It’s enough to make a grown man...
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Monaco of the Middle East
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John Weich
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Qatar
Our Egyptian guide driving the gleaming white Toyota Land Cruiser turns onto the shoulder and halts abruptly before a road sign that designates, by use of an icon, camel crossing. The two Italian photographers in the back seat jump out and start...
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Can Monaco Survive
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John Weich
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Monaco
Monaco is a strange beast which, depending on whom you ask, is either heaven on earth or a tacky terracotta haven for parapatetic moguls and tax-dodgers. The Principality’s niche as a seaside tax haven is all in the numbers; few of the...
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Beach culture, Dutch style
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John Weich
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The Netherlands
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North Holland
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Bloemendaal
The trick is to arrive early enough to secure one of the handcrafted canopied beds overlooking the soft surf of the North Sea. I know this because in the summer I try to take my morning coffee – every morning, weather permitting – at...
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The Orient Express
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John Weich
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France
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Provence
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When it comes to making an entrance, few transport modes can show up a gleaming Orient Express Pullman as it enters the Venezia Santa Lucia train station with a sky blue uniformed steward leaning comfortably out the door. It’s a fortuitous...
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LA's new downtown
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John Weich
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United States
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California
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Los Angeles
When the Southern Californian sunshine reflects off the stainless steel skin of the nearly complete 293,000 square foot Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, the viewer, in this case me, can be excused for momentarily confusing his whereabouts....
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Moscow Inc.
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John Weich
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Russia
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Central Russia
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Moscow
Once a model of Social Realist sterility, Moscow’s sweeping Tverskaya Boulevard is now cluttered with kiosks, traffic congestion, personal billboards and tasteless banners stretching across its eight lanes. Chinchilla-draped prostitutes, no longer...
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Palm Springs Architour
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John Weich
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United States
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California
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Palm Springs
Driving southeast on the Interstate 10 from Los Angeles to Palm Springs is only a two-hour journey but sometimes if feels like ten. This is particularly the case on Friday afternoon when it seems like the entire city is trundling across some of...