Update: New Content!

With seven new articles and a new photo essay, we just might have our biggest update on record. We’re excited to bring you a new photographic essay on Sri Lanka, where Lucía Burbano shows us the vibrant diversity of an island marred by disaster and conflict. Kari Masson takes us back to her childhood in Côte d’Ivoire in “A Prayer for Mariane.” Ashley Dresser shares her experiences studying The Troubles in Northern Ireland with a double-header (a first for Destination Elsewhere!), "Welcome to Northern Ireland: Watch Your Step" and "What Brings You to Derry?" James Matthews gives us a rare glimpse of what happens when indigenous Mayan ritual collides with imperialist religion in Mexico, where worship includes "Chickens in a Church." David Brown returns with “Northern Exposure,” his look at the language-barrier in Finland. Peter Casier takes us back to the late nineties and up to a mountain pass between Albania and Kosovo in “Scene of War.” And, finally, Laura Fitch spends some time at La Florida coffee plantation, "Learning from the Land in Guatamala." We hope you all enjoy these new additions, and we’ll continue to bring you the best travel essays and photography on the Web.