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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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FeaturesThe 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 -
FeaturesThe 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 -
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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 -
FeaturesThe 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 -
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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 -
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Malawi On My Mind
Our writer takes a trip to Malawi, the 'warm heart of Africa' Read more »| 29 Oct 2013 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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