Inspired by Ibn Battuta’s travelogue, “The Rihla,” an author, digging beyond Marbella’s shallow and vacuous facade, seeks a wiser way to travel.
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After jokingly applying to be an artist-in-residence in Provence, France, an aspiring novelist finds herself on a journey of self-discovery, tracing the footsteps of her Huguenot ancestors through ancient French …
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The winner of our Pilgrimages competition tackles the Chota Char Dham, in the Indian Himalayas, braving cold-bucket baths, jostling with other pilgrims, and powering through the pain in search of …
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A finalist in our Pilgrimages competition is forced to trust a stranger to be her savior after she and her hiking buddy are ambushed by dogs on the Transcaucasian Trail, …
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A finalist in our Pilgrimages competition spends a night in a Grand Canyon fire lookout tower, recreating the journeys taken by his favorite writers in an attempt to use solitude …
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EuropeOn the Edges of Europe
A Secular Pilgrimage: Exploring Spirituality on the Camino de Santiago, Portugal
by Thom Brownby Thom BrownA pilgrim of the Camino de Santiago de Compostela questions ideas of spirituality and religion as he makes his way through Portugal. “Vamos, vamos,” bellowed a distant voice, as a …
