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Europe How Travel Changed Me

May 11, 2021

Flesh Memories on the Camino de Santiago

After serious knee surgery, a traveler is forced to confront her limits as she attempts Spain's most famous pilgrimage trail. This story is part of our "How Travel Changed Me"…

Martha Jackson 1

Asia

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…

Alison Spencer 0

Covid-19 Travel Experiences Intrepid Times Podcasts Travel Writing Tips

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…

Nathan James Thomas 0

Covid-19 Travel Experiences South America

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…

Jennifer Roberts 0

Asia How Travel Changed Me

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…

Nicole Banks 0

Europe

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…

Joe Novara 0

Africa

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…

Annie Chen 0

Africa

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…

Ogochukwu Ugwu Lucy 0

South America

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…

Annie Chen 0

Covid-19 Travel Experiences Europe

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…

Tara Goldsmith 5

Flesh Memories on the Camino de Santiago

An Unexpected Slice of Tibet

[AUDIO] Travel Writing, One Year On

Memory and Isolation in a Santiago Hotel

Travel Panic in Pudu

Locked in

Sleepless in Madagascar

An Unexpected Friendship on a Bus in Nigeria

Stranded in the Peruvian Amazon

PCR: Personal Contingency Report

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