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Photo of author Joel Balsam
Joel Balsam
Articles by Joel
The Great Escape
REI

How to Elevate Your Road Trip Game With Car Camping

Trade hotels and logistics for spontaneous adventures under the open sky.

REI

Travel
By Joel Balsam

Fall in Love With This Vibrant, Underrated Canadian Metropolis

Consider this your ultimate travel guide to Toronto.

By Joel Balsam

Travel
By Joel Balsam

The Best Restaurants in Toronto, According to Local Chefs

From jerk chicken to boozy egg tarts, here’s what to eat in Toronto’s culturally rich food scene.

By Joel Balsam

Cannabis
By Joel Balsam

Toronto Is Making a Play to Become North America's Cannabis Capital

The Canadian city is positioned to become the Denver of the Great White North.

By Joel Balsam

Cannabis
By Joel Balsam

How to Have a Very Good Smoke Sesh in Toronto

Where to buy it, where to smoke it, and where to eat once you hit the stratosphere.

By Joel Balsam

Late Checkout
By Joel Balsam

You Can Rent This Kaleidoscopic Snake House on Airbnb

Just outside downtown Mexico City, stay in an Airbnb literally built for a god.

By Joel Balsam

Travel
By Multiple Authors

This Beautifully Trippy Southwest State Just Legalized Cannabis

Art, hoodoos, and aliens are everywhere.

By Multiple Authors

The Roaming '20s
Landing

Traveling by RV? Here's What to Know Before You Hit the Road

Traverse America in the noble land yacht.

Landing

Travel
By Joel Balsam

America’s Newest National Park Is Packed With Scenic Wonder and Eerie Ghost Towns

New River Gorge finally gets its due.

By Joel Balsam

Travel
By Joel Balsam

Giant Sculptures Are Spreading Burning Man Vibes Across North America

Skeletal warriors and fire-breathing mantises have found new homes.

By Joel Balsam

Travel
By Joel Balsam

An Artist Hollowed Out a Volcano and Turned It Into One Big Art Piece

This celestial observatory is a vivid ultralight dream.

By Joel Balsam

Moving Party
By Multiple Authors

How to Move to Canada, You Know, Just in Case

Clear skies, flattened curves, can’t lose.

By Multiple Authors

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