The story of one man’s big misadventure in Big Sur, from a disastrous river crossing, to a lost boot, to the realization that life, even at its most frustrating, is sometimes best lived alone.
Tag: Travel Stories
A View of Venice Through Gardens and Gates
A year ago Venice was devastated by some of the worst flooding in the city’s history. At the time, we wrote about the rising tides and the raft of other problems plaguing the town. Our Italian editor recently paid a visit and what she saw left her hopeful for a future that we hadn’t been so sure about.
A Story of Being Stuck Far From Home
In the midst of the global pandemic, stories of stranded travelers, aborted trips, and international uncertainty abound. Based in Manila, our French editor Manon Tomzig describes getting out from under a harsh lockdown in the Philippines only to wind up a trapped tourist in France.
Congratulations to Alexandros Yannis, winner of our 3rd Annual Travel Story Contest.
Do you have a great travel story? Send it to us and you could win $300, a lifetime Tablet Plus membership, and a celebrated place in Tablet history. The deadline is December 15.
Jamie Sims Coakley reflects on women’s rights both at home and abroad, and shares her experience traveling without her husband to a country that’s still struggling with gender equality.