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Europe How Travel Changed Me

June 1, 2021

Returning to Millport

An experienced traveler returns to a childhood paradise, where she settles into memories and a renewed sense of belonging. This story forms part of our How Travel Changed Me series.…

Bethan Vickers 12

Europe

May 25, 2021

Mother of Octopi

During an octopus hunting expedition in Greece, a traveler earns a unique epithet after becoming the short-term caregiver of a wounded sea creature. In the early morning, a group of…

Sydney Koeplin 0

Europe

May 18, 2021

A Death in the Building

As the death of a tenant sparks a sullen commotion in his apartment building, a traveler wanders around the streets and alleyways of Tbilisi, Georgia's historic capital city. They started…

Nathan James Thomas 0

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

Returning to Millport

Mother of Octopi

A Death in the Building

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

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