March 30, 2021
Sleepless in Madagascar
An idyllic beach in Madagascar seemed suspiciously quiet to our writer... and then the locusts arrived! The cloud in the distance was the oddest one I’d ever seen. I furrowed…
March 23, 2021
An Unexpected Friendship on a Bus in Nigeria
During an uncertain bus journey through Nigeria, a local traveler overcomes first impressions to see the real story behind those she meets. The harsh harmattan wind blew with force, pulling…
March 17, 2021
Stranded in the Peruvian Amazon
A traveler in Peru finds more adventure than she bargained for when her tour boat's engine unexpectedly dies in the middle of the Amazon. “There’s the boat, I see it…
March 15, 2021
PCR: Personal Contingency Report
A traveler hoping to get back to the United Kingdom does her best to navigate the scheduling of the dreaded PCR test. Mathematical formulas are my forte, and I can…
March 8, 2021
A Book for a Book
A mugging in the colorful port town of Valparaíso, Chile, helps a traveler understand the country's troubled past and turbulent present. When I was in Chile, I got mugged. It…
March 1, 2021
Lisbon and the Geography of Loss and Longing
A writer and sociologist gives a richly painted portrait of the multiplicity of characters who make up Portugal's largest city. On the street where I first live in Graça, the…
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…
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…
February 8, 2021
Through the Beholder’s Eyes
When a young woman travels from Kenya to her former home in Nigeria, she encounters an ethereal reminder of her former self. This story was selected as a Finalist in…
February 1, 2021
Davy Jones and the Cape
The dramatic landscape of New Zealand forms the backdrop to a writer's quest to uncover the story of her family. This story was selected as a finalist in the Reunions…
