A trip to Norway
by Maksim Naumov PureTravel Writing Competition 2023. My most breathtaking travel moment happened during a solo backpacking trip through the rugged landscapes of Norway. It was a journey filled with breathtaking…
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Desert Walk
By Rachel Barchus Longlisted in the PureTravel Writing Competition 2023 For my 60th day of birth, I wandered off into a topography that I don’t find beautiful or comforting: the desert.…
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Whispers of Majesty
by Abel Nkandu Shortlisted in the PureTravel Writing Competition 2023 Whispers of Majesty: A Breathtaking Encounter along the Zambezi and Muchinga Escarpments There exist certain travel moments in our lives…
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BIG City, BIG dreams, HARD life
by Yeeshen Dawn J. Junio Longlisted in the PureTravel Writing Competition 2023 I tied my shoes and stood up, bidding farewell to my mother. I wasn’t leaving permanently, just temporarily.…
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Lost In the Magical Moment
by Thanusha Devi Manoharan Longlisted in the PureTravel Writing Competition 2023 My very most breath-taking travel moment took place on the picturesque island of Langkawi in Malaysia. It was a…
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The Snake Restaurant
by David Dixon Longlisted in the PureTravel Writing Competition 2023 Out of the shadows the motley crew of dropouts began to drift in and assemble outside the main concourse of…
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Grandfather, You’ve Wandered Far
by Rebecca Rose Longlisted in the PureTravel Writing Competition 2023 In Central Asia, there is a place called the ‘City of Stones.’ It has been called this since the eleventh…
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Daylight Robbery
by Joanna Griffin Longlisted for the PureTravel Writing Competition 2023. I wouldn’t reach my destination that morning, that ugly mall of yellow concrete and smoked glass, a pinnacle of western-style…
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A Night of Compassion on the Road Less Traveled
by Muhammad Kabira. PureTravel Writing Competition 2023. The sun was setting in shades of fiery orange, casting a warm glow over the vast, arid landscape of northern Nigeria. My wife,…
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A Memory of Elephants
by Peace Merab Nakiyemba PureTravel Writing Competition 2023 We had talked about going to Murchison Falls for a while, two years before we took it out of the chat group…
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