Category Archives: European Delights
Trial by Volcano [Lonely Island] |
What does it feel like, that first night abroad and alone? Here, in a taut, vivid meditation on the nature of recomposing the self in a new, thrillingly different—and more than a little dangerous—environment, frequent contributor Kate Erickson explains the … Continue reading
American Confidence [Hotel Hell]
Posted by in "Study" Abroad, Breaking and Entering, Close Calls, European Delights, Hotel Hell
Tagged England, Hummer, Ted Endo
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Travel, when undertaken with the correct élan, can be as much about reinforcing national stereotypes as breaking them down. One of the great and unique advantages of being in a place where no one knows you is that you can … Continue reading
The Shipwreck Drowned My Homework [Semester-at-Scream] |
In 1963, my wife and I set out on a round the world cruise with over 500 undergraduates in an old tub converted to a floating university. We approached Alexandria, Egypt in a storm so nasty that all the other … Continue reading
How to Survive a 1,000-Foot Fall [X Marks the Splat] |
He fell off with his ice axe tied to the back of his rucksack. “I remember at the start of it, from when I first slipped, trying to slow my speed; trying to slow myself down so I could hopefully stop. Every time I started to slow myself down I would go over a cliff and pick up speed again and as this process continued, I just kept going.” Continue reading
Reaching the top of Sanetsch Pass, long used for trade and warfare, it became impossible to find the Via Alpina until we dropped into a dairy farm for directions and found a sympathetic ear. The farmer, dressed in her white … Continue reading
From the makers of Last Stop for Paul comes a new tale—actually, a whole series of made-up tales on Showtime—about what it’s like to go off the rails completely in search of something important while traveling. In the case of … Continue reading
Magic Answers [Rites of Passage]
Posted by in Books + Media, Close Calls, Drive Like Hell, European Delights
Tagged Kate Erickson, New York, Rough Landings
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A spooky, beautiful essay from past contributor Kate Erickson on the power of travel, happenstance horror, accidental reveries, and becoming a New Yorker. I hated the dogs— two wobbly, stubborn labs I had not expected to be walking every weekend … Continue reading
Dear Readers, as you head into that great American tradition, a long, lost weekend of drunken pyromania family, friends, and tasty BBQ, take a minute to consider the less fortunate, like adventure travel writer Carl Hoffman, whose new book ‘LUNATIC EXPRESS: Discovering … Continue reading
I was on vacation in France in September 1999 when my friends and I headed south to a wonderful small town called St. Remy de Provence. We happened to arrive just before their “Ancient Festival” in late September where the locals, dressed in traditional outfits, … Continue reading
Stuck in a Train Station in Yugoslavia [Dokuments Please]
Posted by in Close Calls, Dokuments Please, European Delights
Tagged Close Calls, Kristy Athens, Off The Map, Yugoslavia
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In 1989, what is now Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Croatia and other countries composed one Communist entity, the Soviet Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. I had been invited at the last minute to travel with a friend I was visiting in Austria. The … Continue reading