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StoriesJean-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.
StoriesMarie-Ange runs a gite in Cilaos, speaks four languages, and has watched her volcanic island transform from a forgotten colony to a hiking paradise. She has thoughts.
StoriesDay-by-day diary from Croatia's party island — but also its lavender island, its wine island, and the island where I watched the Adriatic turn pink from a 16th-century fortress.
StoriesThe Kandy-to-Ella train costs $1.80 and crosses the Nine Arches Bridge. It might be the most beautiful rail journey on Earth.
StoriesThe bus ride nearly broke me. The pools at the bottom of the trail healed me. And the cave — swimming through an underground river by candlelight — was the wildest thing I've done in Central America.
StoriesI cried at a glacier. I saw a grizzly with cubs. And I nearly drove off Going-to-the-Sun Road. Here's the whole story.
StoriesA Yangon resident on the pagodas that matter most, the mohinga stalls worth queuing for, and the political reality tourists need to understand.
StoriesShe's watched Samui transform from coconut island to resort destination over 17 years. Here's what a long-term resident thinks you're getting wrong about the island.
StoriesXi'an was the capital of 13 dynasties and the gateway to the Silk Road. Walk its streets and you're walking through Chinese history itself.
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.
StoriesForget the skyscrapers. Al Ain has date palm oases, 5,000-year-old tombs, and a mountain road with 60 hairpin turns — and almost zero tourists.
StoriesA Gyeongju resident on night visits to Wolji Pond, barley bread souvenirs, and why cherry blossom weekends are a mistake.
