Asia

A traveler in Vietnam sets her sights on an urbex she can’t pass up, with a three-story concrete dragon at its center. My partner, Matt, and I heard the rumors…

A spectator at Erbil Fight Night in Kurdistan unexpectedly finds herself in the middle of the ring. “We won what?” The woman hosting the trivia night at the local bar…

A trip into the mountains of Tajikistan finds a group of travelers traversing rickety bridges and dark tunnels as they explore remote villages where even food seems to be scarce.…

A journey through Gyumri reveals the city’s Soviet-era tendencies as two travelers seek out public transport to Armenia’s capital. This is a follow-up article to Soldiers, Gangsters, and Prostitutes: A…

When night falls in Gyumri, Armenia’s second largest city, a traveler finds himself sharing the dance floor with unlikely companions. THE CITY IS IN DARKNESS. All streetlights are off. Furious…

Two female backpackers in the Philippines realize the danger they’ve walked into as they wander through the streets of a city that sees few tourists. “I’m starving,” I asked, making…

A romance in Bali takes a strange turn when a traveler finds herself banished to a remote Indonesian island with unusual sources of protein. In the early morning, we ferried…

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

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…