May 9, 2017
Strangers on a Boat
It's dark in Cairns and a Chinese couple is eating dinner on a small boat tethered to the harbor. They have just finished a plate of oysters, and the lady…
January 10, 2017
“Master Worker, Take Me to the Pandas” – A Story of Chengdu
A Highway on the Outskirts of Chengdu, China. December 2016. The taxi driver attacked the road with staccato fury, charging forward into every gap, honking incessantly. This was pretty…
December 29, 2016
Talks with Travelers – Six Interviews with Travel Writers from 2016
From the old town of Shanghai to the bomb shelters of Kiev, the Intrepid Times Interviews dig deep into the stories and insights of some of our most beloved travel writers.…
December 16, 2016
Reflections on China from the Tokyo Tower
We hightailed it outta Tianjin through smog that caught in your throat, erased buildings barely 50 meters away, and tinged everything with a sickly orange-brown hue. Jaded from over a…
December 6, 2016
Tales of Old Shanghai – Interview with Katya Knyazeva
So much happened to Shanghai during the 20th century that even to attempt a summary is enough send one reaching for the Baijiu (read: Chinese grain alcohol / kerosene that…
October 28, 2016
The Heroes of Nanjie-Cun Square
The author and Friedrich Engels. Photo by Tiho Mijatov. In 2012, motivated by an article in the New York Times and a tantalizing hint in the Lonely Planet guidebook, myself…
October 5, 2016
Darmon Richter on Dark Tourism and Urban Exploration in Eastern Europe, North Korea and Beyond
Darmon Richter is a British writer and the author of the upcoming book ‘Eternal Glory.’ His writing focuses on the obscure and macabre aspects of world history, often as…
