By Adria Carey Perez Why visit a fishing village? A combination of history, character, and amazing seafood. Here are my Top Five Fishing Villages to Visit: Rock, Cornwall, UK I don’t know how many of you are watching Poldark (and if you’re not, you should be), but the show has put Cornwall on the […]
Denim Seashells
Editor’s note: Each month, we will publish a short work of fiction that resonates with the issue’s theme. Denim Seashells By Matt Charnock On the first Friday of every month, Isabella found herself in a state of suspended anticipation; it was, after all, the sole day of the month she had the means to travel […]
A Classic Fish and Chips Recipe
Where the Fish (and Chips) Are Plentiful Living in the UK for a few years, I ate my more than my fair share of fish and chips. That crispy, golden goodness sustained my family and I through countless day trips, pub afternoons, and Now that I am home in the US, it’s a meal I only […]
Read: The Third Plate by Dan Barber
This book review of The Third Plate is the first in a series of travel-related book reviews in Odyssa Magazine. The Third Plate: Field Notes on the Future of Food Dan Barber is in Season One of Chef’s Table, a series on Netflix to which I am addicted. I am blown away every episode by the […]
Three Items You Need on a Boat with Kids
By Adria Carey Perez Windblown hair, sun-kissed cheeks, open ocean swimming, and fresh fish for dinner are the dreamy side of the boating coin; the other side is full of, “get away from that edge!” and sun poisoning and the joy of being confined in a small space with your family for a whole day […]
Why We Need to Stop Thinking So Much About Climate Change
Editor’s note: I had every intention of using this space to talk about sea level rise and coral bleaching and all of the calamitous, impending disasters that are coming our way because of human induced climate change. But I don’t think that statistics and facts about these changes really impact how most people live their […]
Adria, Editor-in-Chief
I was born with wanderlust in my soul, fostered by a nomadic childhood. I decided to move my own family to the UK in 2013, and my husband, three children, and I spent three years exploring as many corners of its four nations as possible, as well as crisscrossing Europe by boat, plane, train, and […]
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Odyssa Magazine accepts freelance submissions for every monthly issue. We are particularly looking for writers to submit short works of fiction and travel pieces (700-1000 words). Articles can be a guide to a place or an account of an experience in far away places, but we are also looking for pieces that reflect how our thoughts […]