True travel stories set in countries throughout Europe. Discover what it’s like to travel in Europe, and if you have a story to share, you can also submit your travel writing today.
Travel writers have been known for going on grand adventures to exotic places to find their next story or book. But that’s not the only way to find a story.…
A week-long stay in a busy campsite full of introverted hikers reminds our columnist of the repetitive yet character-forming conversations of his youth hostel days. English is not the dominant…
Despite dire warnings from a jaded expat and a graffitied train with drunk passengers, a traveler pushes on, determined to find the hidden culture of Bulgaria. “It’s a shit country,…
A traveler and his wife attempt to break up the monotony of eerily similar days in Spain. The Costa Blanca curves around the town, and on the small beach sheltered…
A traveler skims the border of Slovakia on foot and by train but finds herself constantly on the outside. The bus pulled up at the border of Slovakia. A skyscraper…
A traveler and her willful mother find moments of connection and distance as they explore the German region where an iconic saint once lived. Jesus looked down from a celestial…
A woman encounters a familiar face while on a train ride to her best friend’s funeral. This story was selected as the winner of the Romance on the Road travel…
Inspired by street names in their neighborhood, two travelers go off in search of a Spanish castle and find more than just a crumbling structure. The condition of the dirt…
A native of Albania travels back to her home country and must choose which language to use, discovering that both English and Albanian will produce very different results. Whenever I’m…
