Tag: travel

Migrating at the End of the World
Art + Stories
Opinions

Migrating at the End of the World

"We are facing a huge upheaval this century, there's no escaping it," Environmental journalist Gaia Vince discusses climate change's effect on migration as parts of the world become unlivable.
Natalia Domagała
Before It All Begins
Soul + Body
Breathe In

Before It All Begins

Sunrise in Kenya is like a bloodstained ribbon. In Peru, dawn is a time of great silence. In India, morning is a fleeting moment of freshness. In Seoul, there’s no real morning at all.
Paulina Wilk
Dreams Strewn with Spices
Soul + Body
Good Food

Dreams Strewn with Spices

The author always knew what his dream dish should taste like.
Michał Korkosz
Eccentric Journeys
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Experiences

Eccentric Journeys

Intrigued by the world’s civilizations and with a financial safety net, the 20th century saw the likes of Robert Byron and Patrick Leigh Fermor trek across Eurasia—and write about it.
Maciej Świetlik
Anywhere Will Do
Art + Stories
Experiences

Anywhere Will Do

When traveling it is best to leave some space—both mentally and physically—to increase the odds of a magical happy coincidence happening.
Paulina Wilk
You Don’t Come Here Voluntarily
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Experiences

You Don’t Come Here Voluntarily

In the late 19th-century, Anton Chekhov visited the penal colony on Sakhalin island and wrote about the fate of the convicts there. What did he see?
Andrzej Kula
The Island of Calm Souls
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Experiences

The Island of Calm Souls

On the north-eastern coast of Tenerife lies a small village. The community in Roque Bermejo have found their own, unique way of living.
Maria Górz
The Happiest Country in the World
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Experiences

The Happiest Country in the World

In Bhutan, citizens’ happiness is the measure of the country’s development, rather than GDP. How does this work in practice?
Kazimierz Pytko
The World’s Pre-Eminent Globetrotter
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Experiences

The World’s Pre-Eminent Globetrotter

Almost 700 years ago, the Moroccan Muslim scholar Muhammad Ibn Battuta travelled around 117,000 kilometres across the world – more than any other pre-modern explorer.
Maciej Świetlik
Hello, Christiansø?
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Experiences

Hello, Christiansø?

Hans Ole Matthiesen talks about life on the Danish island Christiansø – a peaceful part of the Ertholmene archipelago in the Baltic Sea.
Ewa Pawlik