True travel stories set in countries throughout Asia, from Myanmar to India, Thailand, Sri Lanka, the Philippines and beyond. Discover what it’s like to travel in the world’s most populous continent. Submit your own travel writing if you have a story to tell!
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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,…
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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…
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A thief unwittingly stirs up memories of a distant past spanning generations of travel and immigration between China and Scotland. This story is the winner of the Reunions travel writing…
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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…
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A traveler in Sri Lanka leaves the comfort of the beach to hike one of the country’s most sacred mountains. It was just before Christmas when I landed In Sri…
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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…
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While watching a New Year’s effigy-burning ritual in Thailand, a traveler reflects on the inescapable mental health “devils” that haunt life. “Habits of mind and lifestyle do not change easily.…
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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…
