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The world is a pretty extraordinary place, and The Skinny loves to explore it. Our travel writers share their stories from travels around the globe.
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The World in Words: Our Travel Writing Competition Winner
In honour of our Travel Special, we threw open the door to contributions from our readers with our debut Travel Writing Competition – and you responded in your droves. Our winner is Damien Cifelli – and here he is... Read more »| 05 Feb 2015 -
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Mosquitoes, Monasteries and Myanmar: Travel Writing Runners-Up
Here are some of our favourite runners-up from our Travel Writing competition, with tales from across Europe, Asia, Africa and South America. Read more »| 05 Feb 2015 -
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International Events Calendar 2015
Planning on travelling this year? From design expos and book fairs to film and music festivals, here are some of the cultural highlights we are most looking forward to. Read more »| 05 Feb 2015 -
Theatre
Above the Belt: Touring in the Highlands and Islands
The Highlands and Islands are about more than their beautiful scenery. The Touring Network's Sam Eccles, promoter Jennie Macfie and Kieran Hurley talk about theatre and culture outside of the cities Read more »| 03 Feb 2015 -
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Explore Paris like a local
Fancy a Parisian experience beyond the tourist trail? Explore the city like a local with our insider's guide Read more »| 12 Jan 2015 -
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The Tests and Rewards of Lonesome Travelling
A manifesto for self-discovery Read more »| 05 Jan 2015
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Fly by Night: Two Sides of Copenhagen
A weekend in the 'world's happiest city' reveals that, far from being content to rest on its laurels, Copenhagen is a place of experimentation, discussion and even dissent Read more »| 15 Dec 2014 -
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The Skinny Travel Shorts
From hiking in Myanmar to a particularly memorable trip to Millport, we want to hear your stories about travel far, wide, and very close indeed. We're open to all sorts, just make 'em engaging and we might publish them in our February 2015 Travel special Read more »| 18 Nov 2014 -
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Travelling amongst the Yazidis
One writer remembers his time with the Yazidis of Kurdistan and travelling Syria, recalling a region of hospitality and beauty before the current turmoil Read more »| 18 Sep 2014 -
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The Seizure
A holiday from health – the piecing together of memory, how recollection and re-telling might be compromised, and the implications this has for our version of a journey… Read more »| 07 Aug 2014 -
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Amsterdam: The Longest Way Round
Scott Campbell tries mushrooms in Amsterdam... this is his story! Read more »| 09 Jul 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 -
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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 -
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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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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