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StoriesTemple fatigue, the best tofu I've ever tasted, and that moment at Fushimi Inari when I had 10,000 gates entirely to myself.
StoriesChen Wei-lin grew up in a Truku village inside the gorge. He's got strong opinions about tour buses, trail behavior, and the one hike most tourists completely ignore.
StoriesI drove through Andalusian mountains expecting a pretty town with a bridge. I found a 120-metre gorge, Spain's oldest bullring, and a vineyard in a converted convent.
StoriesI drove up from Toronto expecting a tourist trap. What I found was 3,000 tonnes of water per second, a wine region that rivals Napa, and the most irrational cable car ride in North America.
StoriesI soaked in glacier-view hot springs, slept in a yurt during a thunderstorm, and watched Kyrgyz herders sell horses at 6AM. Karakol was the highlight of my Central Asia trip.
StoriesTenzin has lived in Old Manali for 15 years, trekked every trail in the valley, and watched the town transform from hippie outpost to adventure tourism capital. His Manali tips don't exist in any guidebook.
StoriesMount Yasur erupts every few minutes. The ground shakes. Molten rock flies overhead. And they let you stand right there on the edge. This is what it's like.
StoriesA travel journalist's account of falling under Seville's spell — from a midnight Alcazar visit to the raw, devastating flamenco of a Triana pena.
StoriesMarcus has poured drinks in Denver for 12 years. He knows which breweries are overrated, why you should eat at Santiago's, and the real reason tourists get altitude sick.
StoriesBarbara has lived near Uluru her entire life. She guides visitors, paints Tjukurpa stories, and has strong feelings about people who ask whether climbing should still be allowed.
StoriesPink spires at golden hour, cave hot springs at 7AM, $5 enchiladas at the market, and a sunset that made me forget I had a flight home.
StoriesA Bhutanese guide who has hiked to Tiger's Nest 200+ times on the spots she still loves, the customs tourists get wrong, and why $100/day is worth every ngultrum.
