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StoriesDay 2: I swam next to a 9-meter whale shark. Day 4: I found the most beautiful crumbling building I've ever seen. Day 7: I refused to check my departure time.
StoriesAida has hosted backpackers for 10 years. She has strong opinions about yurt etiquette, river crossings, and why you should always pack warmer than you think.
StoriesSofie works in Ghent's design scene, bikes everywhere, and thinks tourists who only do canal boats and chocolate are missing 90% of the city.
StoriesFrom a skeptic who thought LA was all traffic and selfies — here's what actually happened when I stayed long enough to get past the cliches.
StoriesI came for the Palancar Reef. I stayed for the $1.50 fish tacos five blocks from the cruise terminal. Here's what happened over four days on Mexico's dive island.
StoriesThabo has tracked leopards on foot, survived a mock elephant charge, and thinks most tourists waste their first two safari days. Here's his advice.
StoriesThree thousand people live inside this sandstone fortress. Shops sell silk in 850-year-old rooms. Kids play cricket in medieval courtyards. I slept in a haveli and woke up in the Middle Ages.
StoriesKenji left a Tokyo salary job to run a guesthouse in the cedar forests. He has opinions about tourist behavior, yuba, and why winter is the real season.
StoriesHe runs a bar in Fremantle and has watched Perth transform from 'Dullsville' to one of Australia's best cities. Here's what Dave wants visitors to know.
StoriesA snowmobile expedition into the Arctic wilderness, a rifle on the sled, and the sound of a calving glacier at 2AM under a sky that never went dark.
StoriesMarko has lived in Zadar for 34 years. He has opinions about where you're eating, when you're visiting the Sea Organ, and why you're skipping the Green Market.
StoriesA travel writer arrives in Alsace expecting a cute French town and finds something more — a place where German precision and French beauty collided five centuries ago and never separated.
