Articles Tagged with #travel
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The Writing Life
Picture Me Not Posting
If distractions poison a writer’s ambitions, then surely a summer with no internet access is the antidote?
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Gonzo Geography
Handheld Time Machines
Cities are full of noise and scuffle, and they don’t always reveal their history. Armed with a fistful of maps from 1901 and a smartphone bristling with data-recording apps, one man tries to uncover a city’s secrets.
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Americans Abroad
All the Gin Joints
The deserts of Morocco are wide and golden. Trust nearly 200 American college students to track down and guzzle whatever alcohol lurks in the sands of the Islamic kingdom.
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Letters From Spain
We Must Walk the Camino Together
For centuries, the Camino de Santiago has drawn religious pilgrims to northern Spain. But those guys never did it with walkie-talkies, GPS, taxis, and Wonder Bread.
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Crushes on Strangers
In My Back Pocket, With the Maps
I had decided to go to South America in part because I didn't have a boyfriend. That sounds so lame, particularly in the face of the cooing admiration I...
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Sound Advice
Dear Mr. Jesus
The ’90s for me were more Lollapalooza than Nickelodeon, so I’ve never actually seen Clarissa Explains It All, but whatever. That pop-culture nostalgia reminds me of another...
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Road Tripping
Columbus to Cambria and Back Again
From coast to coast, through bickering passengers and aggressive tumbleweeds, we’ve crisscrossed the U.S.—and often ended up in New York. For your next road trip, a guide to what you’ll see along the way.
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Letters From Hotel Lambosa
Postmark Tomorrow
Every flea market has a bin of found postcards for sale. Some notes, however, wait to be mailed.
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Personal Essays
Not for Navigational Purposes
Maps are useful in jungles, classrooms, and when you need to cross a bombing ground during a storm. But they’re pointless when love implodes.
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Spoofs & Satire
I Love You in Europe
Romance is in the air during February, especially when the air smells vaguely European.
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Letters From Haiti
Beyond Gadougadou
Six months after an earthquake shook Haiti to its core, our woman in Haiti seeks out what lies beneath the rubble and finds a history of violence and striking beauty.
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Letters From Havana
Cuban Kremlinology
In Cuba, bloggers face reprisals and internet access is governed by mysterious forces. Even telephones can’t be trusted.