Issue 6 · July 1, 2026 The Long Way Around A Viator tour to Châteauneuf-du-Pape, four strangers in a courtyard, and the discovery that the world is smaller than it pretends to be. September 2025. The estate sits up off the road, gravel courtyard, vines visible in every direction. Working winery, not a destination polished for the camera. We arrived first and waited for the other two couples to show up. Fifteen minutes maybe. The dog was somewhere out of sight. The sun was already heavy on the...