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Asia How Travel Changed Me

June 9, 2021

The Rewards of Riding Solo

A solo female backpacker in Malaysia faces discomfort and self-consciousness as she dines alone in a grimy restaurant. This story forms part of our How Travel Changed Me series. “So, how was…

Hannah Hughes 0

Asia

May 4, 2021

An Unexpected Slice of Tibet

Facing an abrupt tour cancellation, a traveler ventures out on a lesser-trod route, encountering a side of Tibet that few other visitors get to see. I sat on the well-worn…

Alison Spencer 0

Asia How Travel Changed Me

April 13, 2021

Travel Panic in Pudu

Overwhelmed by the noise and chaos of Kuala Lumpur, a novice traveler must decide whether to push on with her journey, or retreat to the familiar. This story forms part…

Nicole Banks 0

Asia Reunions

February 20, 2021

The Jeweled Lotus

A thief unwittingly stirs up memories of a distant past. This story, spanning oceans and generations, is the winner of the Reunions travel writing competition. At the end of the…

E.E. Rhodes 2

Asia Reunions

February 14, 2021

Brave as Hatice

When an American living in Istanbul meets a local woman whose story echoes her own, she learns a lesson about the meaning of bravery. This story was selected as a…

Katherine Belliel 2

Asia

November 24, 2020

The Shadow of Sri Pada

A traveler in Sri Lanka leaves the comfort of the beach to seek out a sense of spirituality atop one of the country's most sacred mountains. It was just before…

Jennifer Sizeland 0

Asia Covid-19 Travel Experiences

November 11, 2020

Finding Solace in a Tokyo Bookshop

A spontaneous drinking bout in a Tokyo bookshop helps a jaded expat rediscover the spirit of travel. “Well that’s certainly the most pissed I’ve been in a bookshop,” I wheezed…

David McElhinney 0

Asia

July 19, 2020

A New Devil

An unusual New Year's celebration in northern Thailand offers a traveler a chance to reflect on the "devils" that haunt us, no matter where we go. “Habits of mind and…

Jennifer Roberts 1

Asia

June 30, 2020

Following the Panj

An ancient river separates Tajikistan from Afghanistan. Here, a solo traveler hitches a ride, and swaps stories with locals who live on the edge of the former Soviet Union. The…

Nikita Ephanov 1

Asia Chance Encounters Europe

May 18, 2020

The Last Days of Communism

In the final story selected as one of three finalists for the 2020 Chance Encounters travel writing competition, a traveler making her way through St. Petersburg and Siberia witnesses the…

Rachael Rowe 1

Asia

The Rewards of Riding Solo

An Unexpected Slice of Tibet

Travel Panic in Pudu

The Jeweled Lotus

Brave as Hatice

The Shadow of Sri Pada

Finding Solace in a Tokyo Bookshop

A New Devil

Following the Panj

The Last Days of Communism

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