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StoriesFourteen rooms finished out of two hundred planned, a throne room with no throne, and 172 nights slept by the king who built it. A walk through Neuschwanstein from dawn to dinner.
StoriesTala has run a beachside pension in Samoa for 15 years. She has opinions about tourist behavior, the best ocean trench swim, and why sleeping in an open-air fale with no walls is the whole point.
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.
StoriesA solo paddle through New Zealand's most stunning coastline turned into something I'll never forget — golden bays, granite formations, and a close encounter with forty curious fur seals.
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.
StoriesMost travelers leave Kobe right before it turns on. Follow the city from harbor to mountaintop across one evening — and earn Japan's most cinematic night view.
StoriesPortuguese heritage on day one, Cotai spectacle on day two, and a slow southern escape on day three — here's exactly how to spend 72 hours in Macau.
StoriesI came for the To Sua Ocean Trench photo op. I stayed because a wall-less hut on a beach taught me things about sleep, silence, and slowing down that no resort ever could.
StoriesAhmed has walked 100,000 tourists through 2,000-year-old ruins. He has opinions about how most of them do it wrong.
StoriesPain au chocolat at sunrise, Kanak ceremonies at sunset, and a lagoon that makes Fiji look crowded.
StoriesI came for a week of beginner surf and cheap tacos. I left with a mezcal problem, a sunburn that'll take months to fade, and a genuine understanding of why people never leave this town.
StoriesBorobudur at dawn, batik in the afternoon, gudeg for dinner, and a volcano looming over everything. A week in the city Indonesians call Jogja.
