Travel
The Skinny travel guide. We take an alternative approach to travel writing, exploring what it is to travel as well as sharing the unique international experiences of our writers. Sightseeing recommendations, features, guides and adventures for avid globetrotters to amateur travelers may also feature.
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Adventures
Sports Supplement 2014: Active Alternatives
Banish the humiliation of doing star jumps in your vest and pants to the back of your mind, grab some pals and go have some fun with our guide to alternative exercise Read more »| 09 Jun 2014 -
Adventures
Sports Supplement 2014: Run for the Hills
Running doesn't have to mean pounding the concrete – a growing community of runners are taking to the hills to challenge their bodies and clear their minds Read more »| 09 Jun 2014 -
Adventures
Sports Supplement 2014: Aerial Spin
It's well known that yoga is one of the most effective forms of exercise around - but what happens when you combine it with aerial acrobatics? Read more »| 09 Jun 2014 -
Festivals
Nuits Sonores 2014
Every festival needs a great lineup, but it helps to have a great story too, and Les Nuits Sonores has a doozy. Once upon a time, not so long ago and under ... Read more »| 06 Jun 2014 -
Features
Shark Attack Thailand (How I Found My Solo Travelling Feet)
What's the backpacker circuit like for those who define themselves as 'socially awkward'? Read more »| 28 Apr 2014 -
Features
Venice and the Tourist’s Two Faces
Our writer travels to Italy, and tries to comes to terms with two strangely contradictory sides of mass tourism Read more »| 08 Apr 2014
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Festivals
Notes from the Field: Festival Season in Europe and the USA
Warpaint, Daniel Avery and St. Vincent look forward to spending the summer in a field; we preview the best international events, and speak to the top booker at Primavera Sound about legacy bands, rising stars, and the future of the festival in Europe Read more »| 04 Mar 2014 -
Features
The Skinny 100: What Have We Learned?
OED: Travel (n): make a journey, typically of some length:the vessel had been travelling from Libya to Ireland A look back at six things we’ve learned in almost 100 issues of the Travel section Read more »| 06 Jan 2014 -
Features
32º East: Art of Africa
We talk to Rocca Gutteridge about grassroots arts trust 32º East and the changes taking place in the art scene in Uganda Read more »| 03 Dec 2013 -
Features
Malawi On My Mind
Our writer takes a trip to Malawi, the 'warm heart of Africa' Read more »| 29 Oct 2013 -
Features
Vic Does Deutschland
As Germany continues its rise as Europe's de facto cultural epicentre, Vic Galloway analyses the rich past and present of its enduring music scene Read more »| 01 Oct 2013 -
Features
The Couple Conundrum – Travelling Together
Selling everything you own to travel the globe with the person you love; it’s a romantic notion many loved-up, travel-hungry minds only ever dream about. Read more »| 05 Sep 2013 -
Features
Warsaw Rising
Get away to Warsaw and experience a thriving, modern capital city with a fascinating history, and a wealth of awesome culture, cuisine, and architecture Read more »| 03 Sep 2013 -
Features
The Pleasure Pain Principle: Jakarta to Bali
Is time spent in the Indonesian capital the price to pay for paradise? Read more »| 06 Aug 2013 -
Festivals
Slottsfjell Festival, Tunsberg Norway – 18-20 July
Vic Galloway reports back from the front-lines of Norway's esteemed annual gathering Read more »| 30 Jul 2013