Travel Stories
13 first-person dispatches. Long enough to tell the whole thing, short enough to read in one sitting.
A Day at Al Safa Park: The Place Where I Fell in Love with Dubai
When people think of Dubai, they think of skyscrapers and malls. Mona Nijem fell for a three-dirham ticket, a shaded lawn, and the feeling of being safe after dark.
What Happens When a Photographer Builds a Home for Art
Hidden in Jabal Al Weibdeh, Fann wa Chai looks, at first glance, like a café. But the longer you stay, the more you realize it is something else entirely.
Seeking the Extraordinary: Kenya as Home
The skies were overcast, the wind was slowly picking up speed and the rising dust was making it harder to see.
Viking Couchsurfer - Story of the man who's hosted over 500 people in his house
The ultimate way to travel cheaply and start new friendships around the world
Around The World On A Vespa - Markus André Mayer
Unique travellers are taking the world by storm, with innovative ways of scouring the world, in attempts to cut down on their carbon footprint (by lowering the…
Learning to live in the wildernerness with Miriam Lancewood
Miriam Lancewood shares her journey of surviving on the (somewhat literal) fruits of her labour
Around the world on two wheels - Fredrika Ek's solo bike journey
The year has begun on an unstable note, with natural disasters or geopolitical tensions skyrocketing, placing millions of people in tenuous situations.
Thor is challenging convention visiting every country in the world by land
Addressing environmental concerns, round-the-world trips are possible without boarding an airplane
Travel With a Twist - Story of The Game Show Where Next
YouTubers are exploring new avenues with challenges and tasks, to excite audiences
"Why I left" - The story of a Midwest American who explored the unsafe world
Hi! I’m Nate, and I’m from one of those forgotten states in the middle of America. It’s cozy here in Ohio. Nothing moves too fast, but it doesn’t move too slow…
How Shosho Chang is Bridging the Cultural Gap by Cycling the World
Shosho Chang, a YouTuber, traveller, photographer, a storyteller is cycling around continents, leaving some well-paid jobs to explore the world and eliminate the prevailing cultural differences.
Cycling from Europe to Asia for differently-abled children - Nón lá Project
Here's a couple who decided to cycle from Europe to Asia, 16,000 km to raise funds for differently-abled children, supporting the NGO "Poussieres de Vie". This NGO helps young kids from poor families to get education and skills, and have jobs when they are old and capable enough.
Tom Fremantle, the man walking around the world for a cause
Meet Tom Fremantle, an author, and adventurer from England, who, now in his early 50s, decided he wanted to walk around the world. Tom has now covered over 4,300 miles of his world walk but still has a long way to go. To complete an official world walk in accordance with the rules laid down by the World Runners (and Walkers) Association, Tom needs to cover over 26,230 kilometres (more than 16,300 miles). This would be equal to covering at least four continents coast to coast, every step of the way.