A traveler and his wife attempt to break up the monotony of eerily similar days in Spain. The Costa Blanca curves around the town, and on the small beach sheltered…
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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…
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After a serious knee injury, a traveler confronts her limits on Spain’s most famous pilgrimage. This story is part of our “How Travel Changed Me” series. I have a scar…
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As her bus tackles tight roads on a mountain in Spain, a traveler tries to hold back memories of a past trauma that threaten to send her into a tailspin…
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A traveler on the Camino de Santiago meets a present-day knight in the first of three finalist stories selected for our 2020 Chance Encounters travel writing competition. I walk and…
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Madrid is a languid rush. As in all big cities, people look ahead and walk with purpose. Yet they move slowly. Pedestrians habitually pause in the middle of the street,…