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SAKHRAL-MAKHADHI
isMiddleEast editorof
Al Jazeera’snewdigital
news channel, AJ+.
TheBritish-Yemeni
isbased inDohaand
haspreviously lived in
LondonandDamascus.
Hehas covered the
MiddleEast for the
pastdecade, filing
reports for theBBC,
ForeignPolicy, and
TheGuardian. On
page24, hewrites
“TourBust,” about
theoddexperienceof
ridingbuses ingrowing
Dohawhileothers
whizzpast in4x4s.
GABRIELAHERMAN
is an editorial
and commercial
photographerwho
specializes in travel,
food, lifestyle, and
portraitwork. Her
projects have received
attention inoutlets
such as TheNewYork
Times andThe Atlantic,
andher clients include
CondéNast Traveler
andCosmopolitan.
Onpage76, she
shoots “ThreePerfect
Days: San Juan.”
Shedivides her time
betweenBrooklyn and
Martha’sVineyard.
ERINBRADY
is aBrooklyn-
based freelance
writer and former
associate editor of
Hemispheres. Her
workhas appeared in
TheHuffingtonPost,
Interview and
Vmagazines, and
onGQ.com. On
page59, shewrites
about theyear ahead
in the cruise industry
and almost forgets
that time shewas on
a family cruise that
caught on fire in
theBahamas.
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Kites at theGaleríaNacional inSan Juan,PuertoRico.
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