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Todd Pitock

Todd Pitock won the Lowell Thomas Award for travel journalist of 2015 from the Society of American Travel Writers Foundation. His work has appeared in the Atlantic and Salon, among other publications.

Stories from this author

“Game abundant, especially rhinoceros,” explorer Henry Morton Stanley noted in the 1870s. Today is different. This blindfolded calf awaits transport.

The Dangerous Work of Relocating 5,000-Pound Rhinos

The race is on to save the species: Ride along with an armed convoy deep into the Okavango Delta

On a chilly day in Tokyo, customers slurp hot ramen at the Tsukiji fish market.

You’ve Been Slurping Ramen All Wrong

In Japan, ramen is a culinary touchstone that goes way beyond food