Travel Stories

Naked, With a Passport

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Alison Stein Wellner considers her willingness to strip down overseas at appropriate moments as her "real traveler" badge of honor. But what's "appropriate"?

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Beyond the Separation Wall

Beyond the Separation Wall Eliana Aponte/Reuters

Could a late night of Arak and hookah prompt Hasam to open up about life as a young Palestinian? Alicia Imbody wanted to find out.

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Tales of a Second Grade Traveler

Is it possible to pinpoint the moment a girl becomes a traveler? Julia Ross thinks so.

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Travel StatShot: What Are We Travel Writing About?

An unscientific, Onion-esque and completely arbitrary statistical look at travel

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Going Undercover in Athens

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When she landed a luxury assignment while backpacking through Greece, Emily Badger assumed a dual identity. Could she pull it off?

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Searching for Neal Cassady in San Miguel de Allende

Searching for Neal Cassady in San Miguel de Allende Photo: Eneas via Flickr, Creative Commons

Novelist Peter Ferry hunts down the ghost of the beatnik legend who inspired Kerouac, Ginsberg and so many others

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Mapped—The Roads Between Us: A Journey Across Africa

Frank Bures's notes and impressions from his journey from Lagos, Nigeria to Dakar, Senegal

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The Roads Between Us: A Journey Across Africa

The Roads Between Us: A Journey Across Africa Photo by Frank Bures

In a five-part series, Frank Bures explores the meaning of travel when arrival is not guaranteed

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An Unexpected Trip

Katherine Lonsdorf went to Jordan to broaden her views. An assault by a cab driver changed her perspective forever.

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The Leap at Crater Lake

The Leap at Crater Lake Photo by Dustin Eward

Amy Eward's infertility strained her marriage and left her reeling. During a trip to Oregon, she made a bold move to try to regain control.

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Super Freaky in Havana

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With some help from the locals (and Rick James), Lauren Quinn lets down her well-learned defenses

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Let’s See What’s Down There

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In an excerpt from his new book, David Grann takes to New Zealand's high seas on a quest for elusive giant squid

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The Mad Matatus of Kenya

The Mad Matatus of Kenya Photo by Carl Hoffman

In an excerpt from "The Lunatic Express," Carl Hoffman spends a sweaty, noisy, desperate 24 hours in Nairobi

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Lover’s Moon

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Pico Iyer on the power of travel to make a forgettable Glenn Frey song last forever

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You and Me, Girlie

Susan Jane Gilman Undress Me Photo by François Bourru

In an excerpt from her book "Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven," Susan Jane Gilman recalls 1986 China -- and a swaggering, lascivious man named Trevor

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