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The Desert’s Gift: How Silence Taught Me to Value Simplicity

  • March 7, 2026
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by Alex Kimmel PureTravel Writing Competition 2025 The first handful of sand between my fingers felt like a whisper. Standing at the edge of the seemingly endless dunes of Bidiyya in Oman, the afternoon sun transformed the…
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The Day the River Called My Name

  • March 4, 2026
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by Rishu Priya PureTravel Writing Competition 2025 The river didn’t roar. It whispered and, for the first time, I listened. I first noticed it on a school trip to a…
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Road in Sikkim
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The Mountains’ Choice

  • March 1, 2026
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by Sraddha Srikanth Pai PureTravel Writing Competition 2025 With no pending drafts, I wanted to start something fresh, inspired by one of my recent trips. As I waited for my…
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The Fear and the Beauty

  • February 26, 2026
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by Barry Saich Shortlisted: PureTravel Writing Competition 2025 The Fear and the Beauty (A Surveyor in Africa) The flood waters of the Zambezi River rose, slowly cutting off valleys and…
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My Father’s Forest

  • February 19, 2026
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by Xavier Clot Shortlisted: PureTravel Writing Competition 2025 I never truly knew my father. He left Kenya before I was born, settling in England with my mother and never looking…
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Hindu Cremations
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Afterlife Whispers

  • February 15, 2026
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by Bhavana Kulkarni Shortlisted: PureTravel Writing Competition 2025 Stories For Survival The Day I Didn’t Wake Up I died on a Tuesday. It wasn’t glamorous. I didn’t save anyone. There…
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A Postcard from the Past

  • February 11, 2026
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by Jules Green Shortlisted for the PureTravel Writing Competition 2025 Stories For Survival Imagine experiencing a moment so powerful that it shapes your life, and yet you do not know…
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One Wild Impulse

  • February 7, 2026
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by Nicola Shearer Shortlisted for the 2025 PureTravel Writing Competition Stories For Survival The dank morning air prickled my skin as I left my house, weighed down under an oversized…
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How much should I tip on safari?
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How Much Should I Tip on Safari? A Practical Guide for First-Time Travellers

  • January 16, 2026
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“How much should I tip on safari?” is one of the most common questions people ask when booking their trip. How much is expected? Who should you tip? And when?…
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The Unfinished Note: Kraków and the Weight of Memory

  • January 8, 2026
  • Sara
The firemen of Kraków have an unusual responsibility. Alongside their day jobs, they are custodians of a ritual that has echoed across the city for more than six centuries. Every…
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