Travel diaries: Off the beaten path 77 Articles

by Leanne M Wormald

I have been living in Bucharest for the past year so I think it is time to hit the road for a while. Moldova is the next on my list and I plan to go there for a few days then return to Bucharest. I walk all the way to th...read more

by J. Henry Stewart

She was begging for food and obviously pregnant. I leaned over the open window of my private cabin and looked down at the pitiful site. I could clearly see the extended womb of the yellow mutt who had been careless whils...read more

by realityisperception

The darkness seemed oppressive, keeping me from finding the trail I needed. It was August in the Pennsylvania Wilds state park region and I was attempting to find part of the Qeuhanna Trail, which is a moderately sized but...read more

by D.J. Breitenberger

TIKAL As a car horn keeps piercing the morning stillness, and as we stumble in the darkness down the hotel's narrow stairway, I cannot help but loudly wonder if such an early departure was really necessary. It is the un...read more

by Darlene Mokrycki

Famous for its gemstones, particularly emeralds, Cartagena, Colombia is a city of mystique and intrigue. Desiring an exotic vacation destination, my girlfriend Angy and I decided to visit Cartagena. I wanted an emerald for...read more

by Tezzasul

The Magical Trobriand Islands A brief report Although presently visited by only the most discriminating of traveler, myths and legends of The Trobriand Islands, created by Russian born Bronislaw Malinowski live on in...read more

by Calista Stevens

My mule stumbled and went down to her knees. Suddenly, I was nose-to-stone with a black volcanic boulder; only my oversized tennis shoes, stuck in the stirrups, kept me from flipping over the beast's head and smashing int...read more

by Hassan Ansah

LIFE AFTER DEATH IN CAIRO'S CITY OF THE DEAD Egypt has had an intimate relationship with the concept of death since time immemorial. The long tradition of funerary culture, mythology, as well as architecture of pharaoni...read more

by Matthew Steele

I had the opportunity some years back to take a group of teenage boys from a local private school on a trek into the Himalayas. The school was taking care of the logistics of food and transport to the mountains. I just had...read more

by Pete Buckley

Just when it seemed it couldn't rain any harder - it did - forcing me to slow to under 30 mph, the wipers on full speed having little effect on the torrents of water pouring down the windscreen. The motorway from Santiago ...read more

by Kate Kitchens

Images of Finland -Images of Home: When I think of Finland, my thoughts go to summertime in the countryside. I picture myself riding my bicycle down the country lane. My mind's eye shows me the small dilapidated barn, gr...read more

by Cyn Bagley

Panama "It must be just like living in paradise," blared the radio as I passed two slow-moving cars and dodged a passenger bus muscling into traffic. A small Lada, a Russian-built car, cut in front of me, slowing to 25 ...read more

by R.M. Azami

Making the visually stunning journey from sea level to more than 14,000 feet in the secluded South American altiplano-and back again-in a single day requires some serious physiologic adjustments. As altitude increases, bre...read more

by Patricia Young

The year was 1965, and my girlfriend and I were on a hitchhiking adventure around New Zealand. We each carried a backpack containing a sleeping bag, two changes of clothes, toiletries, a torch, and a small saucepan, two ti...read more

by Charles Thomas

A Look at Brazil's Interior Charles A. Thomas Brazil is more than half of South America, they say. And thus by necessity it is defined in hyperbole. In the world, Brazil is the fifth largest country in both area an...read more

by David Wandless

Cambodia is a country not for the faint hearted, but is definitely not to be missed. When I reached there I'd been travelling for five months already on this trip and had previously been to over thirty countries. Somewha...read more

by Vivian Wagner

Food, Fun, and Community: Ohio Farmer's Markets Nothing beats heading out early on a Saturday morning, canvas bag in hand, to explore local farmer's markets. All over Ohio, small towns, suburbs, and cities host market...read more

by J Jones

If you have ever traveled to Jamaica, I'm sure you have seen the lovely beaches, the colorful spicy foods and the smiling people. But I'm here to tell you its all a fantasy. A fantasy created to get your money and keep you...read more

by Amanda Kellaway

When I first took on the task of writing an article about an outsider's view of Pispala, in Tampere, Finland, I imagined a travel style article, full of tips and hints to make any foreigner's stay there pleasant. I wante...read more

by Don Kwikshot

Hidden Corners of the Cape II Bosluiskloof and the Gamkapoort Dam In the High and Far-Off Times, Oh Best Beloved (apologies again to Kipling) there was a road from Laingsburg, through Vleiland and Bosluiskloof to Pri...read more