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On clowning with Patch Adams and the woman I have never forgotten.
With a red nose, I clowned through orphanages and hospitals in Guatemala City with Patch Adams. The real one. One stop broke me. I think I know why.
May 14
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Kay Walten
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What It Cost. The Riviera Maya you know, the highways, the resort corridors, the Instagram cenotes.
The Riviera Maya you know. Highways, resorts, Instagram cenotes. It didn't exist yet. I got there before all of it. I stayed 27 years. These are those…
May 13
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Kay Walten
7
2
Grand Hôtel Bain: A Note from the World's Oldest Family-Run Hotel
The patriarch of the world's oldest family-run hotel sent me a note. His 24-year-old son will be the tenth generation. A story from Comps-sur-Artuby.
May 10
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Kay Walten
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8
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April 2026
1985. The trip that started before my life in Mexico started.
The first trip is always the one that does it.
Apr 30
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Kay Walten
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Pucker Up: A Town Built on Lemons
Inside the Menton lemon orchard the Gannac family built from a fallow hillside in 1991, and what it reveals about farm tourism and succession.
Apr 26
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Kay Walten
12
5
2
In Charge of the Beer
I sat on top of the dive gear in a van with no door, a baby crib in its place, and a cooler of beer. Cancun 1990. This is how it started.
Apr 16
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Kay Walten
19
9
1
You Are Number Two
I told Gary diving was number one and he was number two. A story about quarries, double tanks, crying in a dive mask, and getting teased by Sheck Exley.
Apr 9
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Kay Walten
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An unlikely place to find a world record holder
I stopped for a drink at a village hotel in Provence. She told me to ignore the menu. Turns out it holds a Guinness World Record. Destinations take…
Apr 5
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Kay Walten
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14
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March 2026
Soul-Searching on the French Riviera
I've been giving you a sanitized version of myself. That shit is over.
Mar 31
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Kay Walten
22
1
3
Destination Sunday: The Bakery Is Closed
The Airbnb Next Door Is Doing Great.
Mar 29
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Kay Walten
21
17
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Your Social Media Feed Is The Problem
Not the reviews. Not the algorithm. You.
Mar 24
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Kay Walten
12
2
Whoever Sets the Guest Expectations Win
Most destinations now have two versions. The place itself and the one people saw online. That's where problems start.
Mar 22
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Kay Walten
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