Travel Stories
The Accidental Tsunami Rider
by Jill K. Robinson | 03.10.10 | 11:50 AM ET
iStockPhoto After Chile's earthquake, Jill K. Robinson paddled her kayak into California's Half Moon Bay and felt the energy from a hemisphere away
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Yahoo! BuzzOn Becoming a Tour Guide
by Wayne Curtis | 03.08.10 | 12:00 PM ET
Photo by Wayne Curtis Not just any tour guide. Wayne Curtis passed the drug test and is now officially licensed in New Orleans. You are now required to believe everything he says -- even that bit about Brad Pitt.
Paying Respect to Buddha in Boston
by Shelley Miller | 03.03.10 | 10:11 AM ET
iStockPhoto At a Boston park, Shelley Miller learned that a little Cantonese will go a long way
Beer Across Vancouver
by Jeff Kaczmarczyk | 02.23.10 | 2:19 PM ET
iStockPhoto Jeff Kaczmarczyk got a little lost in the British Columbia city. But maybe that wasn't such a bad thing.
San Miguel de Allende: ‘The Loser Now Will be Later to Win’
by Peter Ferry | 02.19.10 | 10:34 AM ET
iStockPhoto Peter Ferry celebrates a beloved Mexican city where you might not get all the avocados you want
How I Got My Chinese Driver’s License
by Peter Hessler | 02.18.10 | 11:23 AM ET
In an excerpt from his new book, "Country Driving," Peter Hessler -- aka Ho Wei -- recalls his Beijing driving exam
New Orleans: It’s About to Get Weirder
by Adam Karlin | 02.16.10 | 5:13 PM ET
REUTERS/Sean Gardner After a landmark mayoral election and the Saints' Super Bowl win, Adam Karlin believes the spirit of NOLA is undergoing a tectonic shift.
Forests to Burn
by Joshua Berman | 02.12.10 | 10:56 AM ET
Photo by Joshua Berman Joshua Berman spent a glorious summer exploring some of America's most beautiful wilderness areas -- with a drip torch in hand
The Elusiveness of the Northern Lights
by Dario DiBattista | 02.08.10 | 10:20 AM ET
Photo by Dario DiBattista After returning from the war in Iraq, Dario DiBattista road-tripped from Alaska to Maryland in search of peace -- and a way back into the civilian world
A Pilgrimage to SkyMall
by Bill Donahue | 01.26.10 | 9:12 AM ET
Graphic by Doug Mack Can a trip to its headquarters make for documentary art, or just a closer look at solar-powered mole repellers? Bill Donahue journeys into the soul of SkyMall.
Model Behavior
by Karl Taro Greenfeld | 12.17.09 | 12:10 PM ET
iStockPhoto Karl Taro Greenfeld didn't even want to sit next to the supermodel on the flight. But to his fellow passengers, he was the pervert.
A Tourist’s Afghanistan
by Cullen Thomas | 12.10.09 | 11:09 AM ET
REUTERS/Jerry Lampen Cullen Thomas recounts an independent traveler's time in the war-torn country
One Night in Palestine
by Cory Eldridge | 12.08.09 | 10:33 AM ET
Photo by Cory Eldridge Cory Eldridge only smokes when he's drunk or in the West Bank. During one tense night in Jenin, he goes through a whole pack.
The Audacity of David
by Christopher Seneca | 12.04.09 | 10:28 AM ET
Christopher Seneca was losing faith in the world. Then he went to see Michelangelo's masterpiece.
The Minor Glories of Constant Motion
by Matt Gross | 12.03.09 | 9:55 AM ET
Photo by Matt Gross What do all the hiccups and surprises and kindnesses and connections of travel add up to? On a trip to the airport in Taipei, Matt Gross finds out.