A month into a hitchhiking journey across Europe, an unwanted advance and a screwdriver incident on the road from Sarajevo to Mostar, Bosnia, prove that every traveller’s luck eventually runs …
Stu O'Brien
Stu O'Brien
Stu O’Brien is a travel writer from Melbourne, Australia. He publishes a new story each month at https://www.travelonastustring.com/, drawing inspiration from his 20 years of travel through more than 75 countries.
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Waking up the Souls: Rocking with System of a Down in Armenia
by Stu O'Brienby Stu O'BrienA System of a Down concert in Armenia, the band’s ancestral homeland, is a raucous reminder of the country’s turbulent past. This story was selected as a finalist in the …
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While making his way through West Africa, a traveler reflects on the path that Lonely Planet has taken over the past and ponders whether it might be time to leave …
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A traveler struggles to define a complicated romance with his travel partner while exploring the historical sites of Mexico City. This story was selected as a finalist in the Romance …
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In the second installment of our “They Told Me Not to Go to” series, Stu O’Brien travels to Burundi amidst a chaotic election and witnesses the strength and kindness of …
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A traveler’s search for a new pair of sandals drops him in the middle of a traditional Buddhist funeral in Chondeni, a small village in Nepal. It is shortly after …