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Europe Unexpected Adventures

September 1, 2021

Wildes Volk

On the border between Italy and Germany, two intrepid adventurers follow local mythology into the mountains where an incoming storm tests their resolve. This story was chosen as the winner…

Joe Aultman-Moore 0

Europe Unexpected Adventures

August 24, 2021

A Watershed Vacation

In 1965, a jaded seminarian confronts the realities of his chosen career when he leaves his university in Rome for a brief but eventful vacation. This story was chosen as…

Joe Novara 0

Africa Unexpected Adventures

August 17, 2021

Seekat

A solo female traveler's daring hitchhiking trip across Southern Africa takes an intriguing and delicious turn when she is invited to help hunt a local delicacy. This story was chosen…

Tanya Lottridge 0

Europe Unexpected Adventures

August 9, 2021

The Nowhere Man

A lonesome traveler on a beach far from home wrestles with feelings of inadequacy when he is presented with the opportunity to become a hero. This story was chosen as…

Steve Wade 3

India

July 14, 2021

On the Taj Express

A mistake leads to adventure when a traveler in India misses her station, and strikes up spontaneous conversations with local commuters. The train’s window disappoints me intensely. It is a…

Susan Bultitude 8

Covid-19 Travel Experiences Europe

July 7, 2021

Unmasked on the Black Sea

As Georgia finally lifts its nighttime curfew, a traveler attempts to make sense of the excesses and contradictions of its coastal bohemia, Batumi. Batumi — Georgia’s second largest city —…

Nathan James Thomas 0

Covid-19 Travel Experiences Europe

June 29, 2021

423 Days Later

More than a year after the start of widespread lockdowns, a traveler plans a one-day trip to London in search of human interaction. 423 days into lockdown, I meticulously planned…

Tara Goldsmith 2

South America

June 21, 2021

Medellín: A City Transformed

The street art of Medellín's District 13 offers insight into the troubled past and hopeful future of Columbia's most notorious city. Women stood in doorways offering a smile. Children darted…

Alison Spencer 0

Africa

June 16, 2021

The Hyena Whisperer

At popular local show in a small Ethiopian village, a traveler unexpectedly finds herself performing the main act. “We are here.” An older Ethiopian man tapped me on the shoulder,…

Annie Chen 0

Asia How Travel Changed Me

June 9, 2021

The Rewards of Riding Solo

A solo female backpacker in Malaysia faces discomfort and self-consciousness as she dines alone in a grimy restaurant. This story forms part of our How Travel Changed Me series. “So, how was…

Hannah Hughes 0

Wildes Volk

A Watershed Vacation

Seekat

The Nowhere Man

On the Taj Express

Unmasked on the Black Sea

423 Days Later

Medellín: A City Transformed

The Hyena Whisperer

The Rewards of Riding Solo

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