Among travelers, the Pamirs Mountains are mythologized more than any other region of Central Asia. They are characterized by austere landscapes, headache-inducing altitudes, and nonexistent transportation. And this is mostly accurate. In the Pamirs you certainly see more foreigners on bicycles…
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MAGALUF, Majorca — For a holiday photograph from this resort town on the island of Majorca, two tourists wiped a drunken friend’s face clean with a crumpled flier advertising a deal for all-you-can-drink cocktails. Then they hoisted his sagging body upright…
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What’s the worst thing you could lose while traveling? For instance, would you rather lose your smart phone or your bank card? Your passport or your journal? I recently lost my iPhone, and for the next couple days found myself…
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Like many people with busy careers, backpacking no longer entices me as it did in my 20s. I still crave the thrill of roughing it, but the boundless time and energy I used to have for detailed planning – and…
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