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Their cautionary warnings ran through my head as we sped through the labyrinth, the hidden maze of backstreets in the expansive metropolis of India’s capital.

Labe? Labe? Labe? Are you going to Labe? In an empty car park under the unforgiving sun of West Africa, it is never an easy task finding five more passengers making the 250km...

We stepped off the plane into the freezing Beijing airport. It is 3 in the afternoon Asia time and for us…probably 4am or so. We walk through an easy breezy customs with stern looking gov’t officials and look for...

We stepped off the plane into the freezing Beijing airport. It is 3 in the afternoon Asia time and for us…probably 4am or so. We walk through an easy breezy customs with stern looking gov’t officials and look for...

I was woken by a sharp “tap tap” on the car window. The door suddenly opened and a rifle was pointed into the vehicle. It was a fair indication to get out.

I was woken by a sharp “tap tap” on the car window. The door suddenly opened and a rifle was pointed into the vehicle. It was a fair indication to get out.

I had not traveled before my eighth grade Spain trip. My mother and grandparents have traveled so much in their lives, and the idea of joining the clan was utterly romantic.

India, somewhere between McLeod Ganj and Manali on a government bus. For ten hours throughout the night we were beaten heavily into the metal bars and thrown off our staunchly upright seats by a driver intent on...

India, somewhere between McLeod Ganj and Manali on a government bus. For ten hours throughout the night we were beaten heavily into the metal bars and thrown off our staunchly upright seats by a driver intent on...

In all my years as cabin crew I had never experienced any real stress with airline travel and rather enjoyed the hustle and bustle of airport life. Being whizzed through security at staff search, swiping my I.D. pass...