560 articles tagged with solo travel
When I first moved to Tokyo for my research position three years ago, I felt like I was excavating a new kind of site—one that was simultaneously ancient and ultramodern, layered with centuries of history yet pulsing with futuristic energy....
When I told my fellow preservation students I was spending two weeks in Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela, their reactions ranged from concerned to outright alarmed. *You're going where? During winter break? Are you insane?* Fair questions, I suppose. Venezuela doesn't exactly...
Standing at the edge of Lahore's bustling Anarkali Bazaar, I found myself caught in what I can only describe as a choreographed chaos—a theatrical production where every vehicle, from ornately decorated rickshaws to sleek Careem cars, played its designated role...
The pre-dawn darkness enveloped our 4x4 as we rumbled along the final stretch toward Sossusvlei. My Scottish blood may prefer the misty highlands, but there's something about Namibia's ancient desert that calls to the wanderer in me. Having spent decades...
The first time I turned a corner in Chefchaouen's medina, my camera nearly slipped from my hands. That blue—that impossible, otherworldly blue—wrapped around every surface like some kind of dream made tangible. As someone who's chased light across five continents,...
The first light of dawn breaks over Auki's harbor as fishing boats drift out into the Solomon Sea, their silhouettes like musical notes against the gradient sky. This isn't the polished, Instagram-filtered Pacific you see in travel brochures. Auki, the...
If you'd told me back in my Liverpool bus-driving days that I'd one day be tramping through Mexican jungles at 64, I'd have thought you'd had one too many at the pub. Yet here I am, sweat pouring down my...
The night sky above Ebeye in the Marshall Islands presents one of the most pristine celestial canvases I've encountered in my decades of astronomical observation. As someone who has spent 35 years studying the cosmos professionally, I've developed a particular...
The escalator descends and I'm suddenly awash in electric blue light. Cave-like rock formations loom overhead, painted in an otherworldly azure that feels both primordial and futuristic. I've edited countless articles about hidden urban treasures, but Stockholm's tunnelbana system—the city's...
The rhythmic clacking of train wheels against steel rails has always reminded me of a patient's steady heartbeat on my monitor—a reassuring cadence that signals all is well. There's something deeply grounding about train travel in Italy, where ancient pathways...
When I first planned my trip to Madagascar, everyone told me it would be prohibitively expensive. As someone who's navigated public transportation to marathons across six continents, I took that as a challenge. Madagascar represents one of our planet's most...
The morning call to prayer echoes through narrow passageways as golden light filters through palm-frond rooftops. I stand transfixed in what feels like a living museum – Ghadames, Libya's ancient desert city that has withstood the passage of time much...
There's something uniquely satisfying about standing alone on ancient cobblestones as dawn breaks over a medieval town, the engineering of centuries past revealing itself in the early light. That's exactly what I experienced during my recent spring weekend in Rothenburg...
As I stepped off the plane into Perth's crisp spring air last month, my camera bag slung over my shoulder felt heavier than usual—perhaps weighted with anticipation. After years of photographing Europe's maritime corridors and bustling ports, Western Australia's capital...
There's a fascinating parallel between asset diversification and Budapest's ruin bar scene – both transform the overlooked into something of remarkable value. My first encounter with these eclectic venues came during a particularly grueling quarter at work when spreadsheets and...
