Sebastian Modak

A group of cyclists led by photographer Chris Burkard have mapped out a 575-mile bikepacking route through a breathtaking region that’s often missed by…

Editor-at-large Sebastian Modak returned from Antarctica as a changed person – and it turns out science can explain why.

On a 335-mile journey along the Great Allegheny Passage and the C&O Canal Towpath, Sebastian Modak found there was much to learn by hitting the brakes.

On a sailing and hiking expedition in the Faroe Islands, Sebastian Modak finds a place where the lines between myth and history – and beauty and brutality – are undefined.

Brooklyn-based Sebastian Modak, Lonely Planet’s in-house cycling obsessive, shares why a bicycle is actually a great way to experience New York City.

While only a little over an hour’s drive from each other on the country’s Persian Gulf coast, these two major metropolises are distinctly different.