by Diane LeBow
I found Paris especially difficult to leave that morning. Familiar buildings and monuments glistened with fresh snow that had fallen during the night. Teary-eyed, I almost fell as I skidded over the medieval cobblestones of my Marais apartment courtyard for the last time. The cabby studied me in his rearview mirror.
“Why are you [...]

by Nina Krieger
A gay man could get laid in the remote corners of the world, trekking through an Amazonian jungle amongst face painted natives who speak in clicks and clacks, or caravanning across the Tibetan plains underneath a soft yak blanket and followed by a nightcap of hot butter tea. That’s what I thought walking [...]

by Jennifer Baljko
Lost in a dense forest with prickly bushes attacking my calves, I started thinking in expletives.
I was on a hair-brained outing with my father, the kind that usually began with his trademark self-satisfied grin, and, a few hours later, ended with me swearing I would never follow him again.
This time, we were searching [...]

by U. Joy WoodersonForget sky-diving. Forget hiking the Himalayas. This senior woman had one adventure goal in mindriding the waves of my beloved Indian Ocean once again.
On a blustery October day in Missouri, I carefully folded my swimsuit into the suitcase in anticipation of my return to my homeland, South Africa, and the beaches of [...]

by Mary Beth Ray
I walked to the Duomo early in the morning to watch people for a while. I was glad to be able to set my own pace. That’s one of the reasons I travel alone. Today the pace would be measured. But for a few Japanese tourists doing the pigeon [...]

by Michael Shapiro
“Come, I’d like to show you something,” says Jan Morris, the eminent Welsh author. We’re at the rustic Pen-y-Gwryd, a 200-year-old lodge clinging to the foothills of Mount Snowdon, Wales’ highest peak, where climbers Edmund Hillary, John Hunt, and others trained for 1953 Everest expedition. After a hearty lunch of steak pie and [...]

by Todd Pitock
In 1992, Jean-Yves Brizot, not yet 30, went to Niger to create a guild of blacksmiths. He had spent most of his 20s guiding young adventurers in rugged environments all over the planet, but the place that captured his imagination was the Sahara. There, he’d encountered Tuareg blacksmiths creating exquisite silver jewelry using [...]

by Kevin McCaughey
1. Go
For a long time I scorned the idea of a Love Boat-style cruise. From what I understood heard, all you did was eat. Well, occasionally you called at ports, but only to explore the crooks and grannies of duty-free shopping malls. Then you hurried back on board for [...]

by Pamela Alma Bass
“I want to be kissed tonight,” I say. I can’t remember the last time I was kissed. Really kissed, held, adored. It’s been a virtual drought since Noah. In Mexico it seems anything is possible. Like no one here will know I was that dorky girl in high school with the navy [...]