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Joel Balsam is a Canadian freelance journalist based in Rio de Janeiro. His work has appeared in TIME, National Geographic Travel, The Guardian, BBC Travel, The Globe & Mail, Travel + Leisure and more. He is also a Lonely Planet guidebook author.

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He Saved the Largest Venomous Snake in the Americas. Now, He Hopes It Could Save Human Lives.

He Saved the Largest Venomous Snake in the Americas. Now, He Hopes It Could Save Human Lives.

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Pictures of bread baking for Day of the Dead celebrations in Oaxaca, Mexico

Pictures of bread baking for Day of the Dead celebrations in Oaxaca, Mexico

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Black cowboys: Creole trail rides showcase unique culture

Black cowboys: Creole trail rides showcase unique culture

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This wild river in Quebec is now considered a person. How will it help with conservation?

This wild river in Quebec is now considered a person. How will it help with conservation?

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A revival of Indigenous throat singing

A revival of Indigenous throat singing

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This Mexican Surf Town Is Heaven for Beach Bums and Digital Nomads

This Mexican Surf Town Is Heaven for Beach Bums and Digital Nomads

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Why food lovers are travelling to this unmarked house in Guyana for a legendary multiculti feast

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By Joel Balsam Verified
| NiagaraThisWeek.com Verified
This cannot be the place, I think, as I look at an unmarked house in a residential neighbourhood of Georgetown, capital of Guyana. I unlatch the gate, and with cicadas squealing around me, I walk alongside the house to the end, finally arriving at the spot I’ve been looking for. Vines wrap around brightly painted walls and lattice fences hang over a long table at Backyard Café, located at chef Delven Adams’ childhood home.
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Why food lovers are travelling to this unmarked house in Guyana for a legendary multiculti feast

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| YorkRegion.com Verified
This cannot be the place, I think, as I look at an unmarked house in a residential neighbourhood of Georgetown, capital of Guyana. I unlatch the gate, and with cicadas squealing around me, I walk alongside the house to the end, finally arriving at the spot I’ve been looking for. Vines wrap around brightly painted walls and lattice fences hang over a long table at Backyard Café, located at chef Delven Adams’ childhood home.
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Why food lovers are travelling to this unmarked house in Guyana for a legendary multiculti feast

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| GuelphMercury.com Verified
This cannot be the place, I think, as I look at an unmarked house in a residential neighbourhood of Georgetown, capital of Guyana. I unlatch the gate, and with cicadas squealing around me, I walk alongside the house to the end, finally arriving at the spot I’ve been looking for. Vines wrap around brightly painted walls and lattice fences hang over a long table at Backyard Café, located at chef Delven Adams’ childhood home.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I worked as a photojournalist at The Low Down to Hull & Back, a scrappy weekly newspaper in a hippie town 45 mins north of where I grew up.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

While I'm often accused of being a hipster, I cannot say that I have.

How is social media changing news?

It's already changed. Now we have to adapt.