Sometimes, the best travel stories happen when we ignore advice and take the trip anyway. In this series, read true tales about what happens when travelers ignore advice and go where they were warned not to tread. Got a story to share? Submissions are open!
A traveler explores the surprisingly active surf scene in Liberia. They told me not to go to Liberia. “They” being news headlines peppering the three preceding decades: a bloody civil…
One of the first Westerners to visit Syria after its civil war finds beauty amidst the destruction. “The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) advise against all travel to Syria. British…
A solo female traveler climbs aboard a cargo ship for a three-day journey from Peru to Colombia. They told me not to go to the Loreto region of Peru. They…
Andrey Volkashin heads to Kožuf Mountain in Macedonia searching for vultures, only to find they may be rarer than he thought. They told me not to travel to the Lost…
A traveler leaves the tourist trail to explore the largest slum in Lima, Peru. The condominiums and tennis courts of Miraflores give way to dust-caked slums as the car moves…
After a journey through Mali to Tombouctou, a feverish traveler experiences the desert city through her hotel window. “Don’t travel there,” Abeo pleaded, placing his limp hand in mine. “You…
In the next installment of our “They Told Me Not to Go to” series, Timothy Mathis ignores advice from fellow travelers and makes his way to a small port city…
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…
As part of our “They Told Me Not to Go to” series, Debra Westgate-Silva steps onto ash-caked streets in Antigua, Guatemala, as she prepares to hike a nearby volcano, but…
