Below you’ll find a partial collection of my published work. For all inquiries, please contact the author, me, at christopher.vourlias@gmail.com. The author is not responsible for any of the shitty headlines his editors came up with in what often seems like a deliberate attempt to sabotage his career. He’ll also acknowledge that, more often than not, he couldn’t do any better himself.
“He Took the Road to Damascus,” The Washington Post, February 15, 2008
“Unbelievable underwater adventures,” Forbes Traveler, May 9, 2008
“Sizzling artsy cities,” Forbes Traveler, May 21, 2008
“In Nairobi, It’s Chic to Head for the Hills,” The Washington Post, May 30, 2008
“Like Writing on Water,” WorldHum.com, August 6, 2008
“Discover the rich history in Mexico’s haciendas,” Forbes Traveler, December 14, 2008
“The Indian Ocean’s hottest hideaways,” Forbes Traveler, January 30, 2009
“Life Returns to Gorongosa,” The Guardian, May 13, 2009
“Stranger in Paradise,” WorldHum.com, June 15, 2009
“Film industry burgeons in Rwanda,” Variety, June 26, 2009
“Movie ban can’t quash Kenya’s Jitu,” Variety, August 21, 2009
“At Home in…Zanzibar,” The Washington Post, October 11, 2009
(Short-listed for the Best American Travel Writing 2010.)
“The wind may carry a solution for Kenya,” The Washington Post, November 21, 2009
“Now peaceful, Burundi tries filmmaking,” Variety, December 4, 2009
“After 15 years of civil war, Burundi’s capital begins to bustle once again,” The Washington Post, January 24, 2010
“Kenya Passage,” National Geographic Traveler, May 2010
“Burundi’s Freewheeling Nights,” The New York Times, May 2, 2010
“World Cup soccer matches allow Johannesburg to update its risky reputation,” The Washington Post, May 23, 2010
“The economic engine,” The Washington Post, September 26, 2010
“Disappearing Acts,” The Smart Set, October 18, 2010
“Gliding through Botswana’s Okavango Delta on a canoe safari,” The Washington Post, April 17, 2011
“Ouagadougou nights,” Harper’s, July 2011 [subscription required]
“Of Laws and Loopholes,” WorldHum.com, September 6, 2011
