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5 Days in El Nido: A Journal from Someone Who Almost Didn't GoStories

5 Days in El Nido: A Journal from Someone Who Almost Didn't Go

I nearly cancelled because of the five-hour van ride. By day two, I was already dreading the five-hour van ride back.

Fair Travels·February 10, 2026·5 min read
That Time a 73-Year-Old Woman in Goggles Cooked Me the Best Meal of My LifeStories

That Time a 73-Year-Old Woman in Goggles Cooked Me the Best Meal of My Life

Jay Fai cooks over a roaring wok wearing ski goggles. Her crab omelet costs $28. The line is two hours. And none of that matters once you take the first bite.

Fair Travels·May 2, 2026·5 min read
The Afternoon I Peered Into a Glowing Lava Lake: A Granada, Nicaragua StoryStories

The Afternoon I Peered Into a Glowing Lava Lake: A Granada, Nicaragua Story

I drove 30 minutes from a colonial city where dinner costs $8, parked on the rim of an active volcano, and looked into a lake of molten rock. Nicaragua is unreal.

Fair Travels·February 18, 2026·8 min read
Meet Assel: An Almaty Local's Guide to Her CityStories

Meet Assel: An Almaty Local's Guide to Her City

A 34-year-old architect who's lived in Almaty her whole life shares the restaurants, hikes, and corners of the city that never make the tourist lists.

Fair Travels·February 21, 2026·6 min read
The Morning the Floodplain Turned Gold: A Week in KakaduStories

The Morning the Floodplain Turned Gold: A Week in Kakadu

I came for the rock art. I stayed for the crocodiles, the silence, and a sunset at Ubirr that I still can't properly describe.

Fair Travels·February 27, 2026·4 min read
The Sound Hit Me Before the Sight: My Three Days at Victoria FallsStories

The Sound Hit Me Before the Sight: My Three Days at Victoria Falls

I heard Victoria Falls before I saw it — a deep, low rumble that vibrated through the ground beneath my boots. Nothing prepares you for what comes next.

Fair Travels·March 14, 2026·7 min read
Seven Days Following the Great Migration: A Serengeti Safari JournalStories

Seven Days Following the Great Migration: A Serengeti Safari Journal

Day 1 to Day 7 across the Serengeti plains — including the river crossing that made me cry and the balloon ride that changed my definition of 'morning.'

Fair Travels·February 21, 2026·8 min read
Maria, 15 Years in Chicago: The Local's Guide Tourists NeedStories

Maria, 15 Years in Chicago: The Local's Guide Tourists Need

A former New Yorker who chose Chicago and never looked back shares her unfiltered take on deep-dish debates, winter survival, and the neighborhoods that don't make the guidebooks.

Fair Travels·February 2, 2026·7 min read
Life in Kigali: A Rwandan Entrepreneur on Coffee, Community, and What Tourists Should See Beyond the GorillasStories

Life in Kigali: A Rwandan Entrepreneur on Coffee, Community, and What Tourists Should See Beyond the Gorillas

Jean-Pierre left London to open a specialty coffee shop in Kigali. Seven years later, he has strong opinions about the city's food scene, Umuganda, and why tourists shouldn't just fly over Kigali.

Fair Travels·February 1, 2026·6 min read
My Meghalaya Journal: 7 Days in the Abode of CloudsStories

My Meghalaya Journal: 7 Days in the Abode of Clouds

Sore legs, soaked clothes, the world's clearest river, and a root bridge that's been growing for 200 years. A week in India's wettest state.

Fair Travels·May 20, 2026·7 min read
A Week on the Kinabatangan: Orangutans, Elephants, and Learning to WaitStories

A Week on the Kinabatangan: Orangutans, Elephants, and Learning to Wait

Day 1: saw crocodiles. Day 3: a mother orangutan with her baby, 8 meters above the boat. Day 5: a pygmy elephant herd crossing the river at dawn. A journal from Borneo's wildlife highway.

Fair Travels·May 20, 2026·8 min read
The Coffee Ceremony Changed How I See Mornings: A Week in Addis AbabaStories

The Coffee Ceremony Changed How I See Mornings: A Week in Addis Ababa

I 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.

Fair Travels·March 20, 2026·8 min read
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