A traveller drags her Mini up and down the steep mountain roads of Andorra in search of myths and legends hiding in the Pyrenean forests, passing ancient churches and shepherd …
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When Things Fall Apart
I’m Alone in Paris and There’s a Stranger at the Door
by Sarah Johnby Sarah JohnA solo traveller in Paris, France, is terrified when a lonely stranger tries to force his way into her apartment, prompting a haunting reflection on vulnerability and identity in faraway …
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A traveller wanders through Longyearbyen, a coal-mining town in Norway’s Svalbard archipelago, where she gets acquainted with 24-hour darkness, polar bear warnings, and abandoned (potentially) haunted mines, while learning how …
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An alumna of a study abroad program in Vienna jumps at the opportunity to attend a gala in the Austrian capital, where she ditches the guidebook and gives her husband …
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A last-minute date change means a traveller arrives in Vilnius, Lithuania, just in time for the unique Pink Soup Festival, where she learns how this bright and silly celebration represents …
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On a visit to one of Tuscany’s most iconic medieval bridges, in Borgo a Mozzano, a travelling teacher finds herself on a quest through sleepy Italian hamlets, where everyone knows …
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Disheartened by Europe’s harsh weather, a traveller looks to the world’s wealthiest country, Luxembourg, to raise her spirits, discovering a land of free public transport, delicious wine, and at least …
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Crossing from southern Cyprus into the unrecognised north, a journalist moves through a divided island shaped by conflict, speaking to experts on the ground to uncover Northern Cyprus’s place in …
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An American crossing Turkey by bus sets out to trace the spread of Islam across Anatolia, only to find his journey unexpectedly tracked by an undercover police officer at a …
