Join the author on a thought-provoking train ride from Boston to Rockport. This essay delves into the nuances of travel – the diverse passengers, the changing landscapes, and the introspective ...
Khaled cranked the wheel to the left, sending the Land Rover skidding in the powdery Saharan sand. Half-digested fish and bits of flatbread rumbled in my stomach as nausea climbed ...
From the Coleen River, my dog Will and I hike farther into the bowels of the wilderness. Immediately, we enter ten-foot tall riparian brush and spend thirty minutes trying to ...
When I was traveling I made no commitments: never booked a hostel until I got there, only paid for one night in case I wanted to leave, and said thanks ...
“Si, no Ingles,” she says, fragmenting a smile together, “I no speak English.” We sat soundless around the kitchen table like lifeless decoration, we all burst into one communal flare ...
They only knew each other for a week then decided to travel together, but this won’t be that, will it? Continue Reading Couchsurfing South America: Emily and Me ...
I dangle like a rag doll and thrash to reach my trapped foot. I suck water down my throat and try not to lose consciousness, but I’m not quite strong ...
Brianna’s clothes flap like artificial tree leaves under thin, wooden boards and recycled clothesline pins adjacent to the windowsill. Under bobbing red curls, she smiles precariously. Continue ...
Our traveling columnist, David Hargreaves, takes a look around Santiago with low expectations. Continue Reading Couchsurfing South America: The Safe Sandbox of Santiago
A committed wanderer is forced to contemplate the notion of “home.” Continue Reading The Last Travel Diary of a Pregnant Nomad
In his latest Couchsurfing column, David Hargreaves braves the stark white snowfields of the Andes. Continue Reading Couchsurfing South America: Over the Andes Mountains
In the first of a new travel series, David Hargreaves begins his Couchsurfing trek across South America – only to find a locked door in Cusco, Peru. Continue ...
You’ll see us around town. Staring intently into screens, passably dressed, tipping fairly well to counter-balance our loitering. Continue Reading Diary of a Laptop Hobo: Scranton, PA
After the mass street demonstrations in Tunisia which brought about a change in government and inspired the Arab Spring, Alison Kieler revisits a country unsure about its identity and future. ...
Reality TV shows and flipping burgers in New York. Continue Reading Three Minutes of Fame in New York
In her column Slow Travel Stories, Claire Harris witnesses the police using tear gas on demonstrators in Taksim Square, Istanbul. Continue Reading Tea and Tear Gas in Turkey
“We have a joke in Shatila. The devil comes to take a man to hell. The man tells him, ‘I will be happy to go with you because anything must ...
Would you brave south London in a new car? Sno Flo takes a drive, discovering cultural divides and the joys of being a tourist in her home town. ...
Slow Travel Stories: Claire Harris is stranded in Paris and Rome, and discovers that midnight busking comes with some risks. Continue Reading Forget Paris. When in Rome…
