A woman encounters a familiar face while on a train ride to her best friend’s funeral. This story was selected as the winner of the Romance on the Road travel …
A traveler is overcome with emotion when she lays eyes on a graceful sea creature. This story was selected as a finalist in the Romance on the Road travel writing …
Our recent “Romance on the Road” travel writing competition was our most popular yet, with hundreds of stories making their way into the inbox. We’ve learned a lot about what …
A traveler struggles to define a complicated romance with his travel partner while exploring the historical sites of Mexico City. This story was selected as a finalist in the Romance …
A writer is thrilled and love-struck by the desolate landscape of Antarctica. This story was selected as a finalist in the Romance on the Road travel writing competition. We were …
A hiker battles high altitude and low morale as he attempts to scale a snowy mountain peak in Peru. —- There’s no way you’ll make it, you have no mountain …
A traveler explores the surprisingly active surf scene in Liberia. They told me not to go to Liberia. “They” being news headlines peppering the three preceding decades: a bloody civil …
While traveling in Brazil and trying to make his way to Peru, Shafik Meghji – an award-winning journalist, travel writer, and author – chose to get there using a cheap …
Inspired by street names in their neighborhood, two travelers go off in search of a Spanish castle and find more than just a crumbling structure. The condition of the dirt …