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…
April 27, 2021
[AUDIO] Travel Writing, One Year On
He told me very clearly: "Give up. Without travel, there can be no more travel writing. And no one wants to read about trips that happened years ago. This is…
April 20, 2021
Memory and Isolation in a Santiago Hotel
An American expat returns to her adopted home in Santiago, Chile. While undergoing the mandatory quarantine, she finds ample time to reflect on the people and places left behind. My…
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…
April 6, 2021
Locked in
A traveler in Tuscany gets locked in his apartment, where he witnesses the lives of passersby below his balcony and gets a taste of the Covid-19 lockdowns to come. I…
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…
