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Stories about connection

An unfamiliar town that suddenly feels like home. A fleeting encounter that resonates forever. A stranger destined to become a friend. Our nomads share the moment the barriers fell away and they truly connected with a place and its people.

The Princess of the Pyramid
Mexico

The Princess of the Pyramid

Chelsea Gregory makes a one-of-a-kind connection that lets her experience Muyil's El Castillo in a way few others can.
Memories of Eden
Georgia

Memories of Eden

Travel Writing Scholarship Winner Máté visits the forbidden homeland of the woman he loves.
Making the Drop-off in Belgrade
Serbia

Making the Drop-off in Belgrade

Unknown persons, unmarked cars, a secret midnight swap – Chris Deliso finds himself caught up in a Serbian mystery.
The Day I Fell Into a Canal in Venice
Italy

The Day I Fell Into a Canal in Venice

Looking for magic in the city of bridges, Kelly Memphis gets more of Venice than she bargained for.
Got Mate?
Argentina

Got Mate?

2018 Writing Scholarship Winner Claudia shares her quest for the national drink of Argentina.
Stranded in America’s Soul
United States

Stranded in America’s Soul

Two road-tripping Canadians break down in the deepest of America's Deep South – the Mississippi Delta.
The First Tahksnahky
Morocco

The First Tahksnahky

Travel Writing Scholarship Winner Claudia Crook shares her favorite American holiday – Thanksgiving – with the Moroccan hosts who have treated her like family.

Life-changing Friendships Forged in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan

Life-changing Friendships Forged in Kyrgyzstan

It isn’t uncommon to meet new people when you travel alone, but rarely do these fleeting encounters turn into real friendships.
Hung, the Boat Woman of Hue
Vietnam

Hung, the Boat Woman of Hue

An encounter on Vietnam’s Perfume River raises the question – how much can we truly understand the lives of others?
Miss Rhee and Me
North Korea

Miss Rhee and Me

Traveling in North Korea, Tim Neville wonders what's really behind the elegant, chatty face of his army-officer tour guide.
Video: Ayahuasca Artists of the Amazon
Peru

Video: Ayahuasca Artists of the Amazon

Jigar Ganatra visits an indigenous Amazonian community and learns how the ceremonial use of ayahuasca helps them tap into their creativity.
Learning to Believe
Peru

Learning to Believe

Spending weeks with the shamans of Peru’s Shipibo tribe, photographer Vincent Roazzi, Jr. finds that reality is not as finite as it seems.
The Roses of Sarajevo
Bosnia & Herzegovina

The Roses of Sarajevo

In a city where echoes of war are all around, Kaushal Oza learns that 1,425 days of siege is no match for the indomitable Sarajevan spirit.
Careening Into the Isle of Skye
United Kingdom

Careening Into the Isle of Skye

Travel Writing Scholarship Finalist Mackenzie Griffith discovers what happens when you let a charmingly reckless Scot show you his native land.
        
            
                

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