Asia

When he was assigned a 12,000-word project for his Master’s dissertation, travel writer Thom Brown began the search for a story. His search eventually led him to Mongolia, and he…

Thom Brown sets out to meet the nomadic herders of Mongolia and finds a country straining to redefine itself and embrace a tech-driven future. In a thorough investigation, he speaks…

During a difficult hike in the Himalayas, a traveler reconnects with nature while also trying to reconnect with herself. This is how I die, I thought: On a road in…

A riverside cremation and an appointment with a child goddess punctuate a traveler’s brief time in Kathmandu. Kathmandu, surrounded by the Himalayas and splashed in color, stunned. From the moment…

A traveler finds a sense of connection in the solitude of the country’s many restaurants that cater to solo dining in Japan. There was a light drizzle outside. I had…

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…

A traveler motorcycling across Vietnam finds solace in the hospitality of the locals he meets. When I disappear into the evening Hanoi traffic on my Honda XR 150, I am…

A young man travels to a small outpost in Siberia to seek wisdom from a Russian Orthodox priest living as a hermit. It’s 10 a.m., and Yeniseysk Airport airport is…

A traveler in Vietnam meets two locals whose lives reflect the ongoing consequences of the Vietnam War. This story was chosen as a runner-up of the Wrong Turns travel writing competition.…