Personal travel stories and narratives
StoriesMeera Dasgupta has lived in North Kolkata for 42 years. Over three cups of Coffee House coffee, she explained why this city's intellect, emotion, and unhurried pace make it unlike anywhere else in India.
StoriesSeven days of lagoon swimming, questionable scooter driving, and one life-altering flight to Aitutaki.
StoriesFounded by Khmer Rouge survivors who used art to heal, Phare Ponleu Selpak is not just a circus. It's the most important cultural institution in Cambodia.
StoriesNo WiFi, no phones, no other humans for miles — just me, reef sharks, and the clearest sky I've ever seen on Bangaram Island.
StoriesJohan has guided the Skeleton Coast for 12 years. He talks about the fog, the elephants, the shipwrecks nobody photographs, and why this is the most beautiful lonely place on Earth.
StoriesI stood at the lip of a 108-meter waterfall in a natural rock pool and looked down. Then I tried to explain it to someone who wasn't there. This is that attempt.
StoriesI went to Addis for Lucy. I stayed for the injera, the altitude headaches, and the slowest, most intentional cup of coffee I've ever had.
StoriesA $1.40 bowl of soup at dawn on a Hanoi sidewalk taught me more about travel than any museum or monument ever has.
StoriesHe's summited 237 times. He's also turned back 50+ clients who refused to listen about altitude. Here's everything Joseph wishes trekkers knew.
StoriesAnna moved to Salzburg from Vienna in 2011. She'll tell you where to eat, what tourists get wrong, and why she'll never leave.
StoriesA music producer who moved from Rio shares the late-night eating spots, the coffee obsession, and why SP's reputation is completely wrong.
StoriesTjaša moved to Ljubljana for university in 2012 and never left. Over coffee at Čokl, she talks dragons, Sunday closures, the Bled question, and the one thing every visitor gets wrong.
