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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 Arizona Zone
Our venturesome explorer with the inside track on a landscape we're all familiar with - Monument Valley Read more »| 10 Jun 2011 -
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If Destroyed Still True #6 by Nine
Nine, former Deviance editor at Skinny Towers, is one of the most well-travelled people we know, pinballing around the globe to places as far flung as Austra... Read more »| 06 Jun 2011 -
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Trainhopping In Japan
Holiday in Japan, anyone? Ally Brown recommends it... when the smoke clears Read more »| 01 Jun 2011 -
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The Cottage Residential Music Studio: Alt-holidays for (alt-) Musicians
The marketplace can sometimes cater to extreme niche tastes. For example, it's possible to acquire your very own dinosaur bones, fried burger-scented candl... Read more »| 04 May 2011 -
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Rancid Authenticity and Other Stories: How To Be A Decent Couchsurfer
Websites like couchsurfing.org are increasingly popular for finding free accommodation, but users may need to get to grips with the etiquette Read more »| 08 Apr 2011 -
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Middle Eastern Travels: Day-trips in the West Bank
Stressed by the big city, a traveller takes a wee jaunt to Hebron Read more »| 04 Mar 2011
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Elite Encounters in Pakistan
A backpacker finds himself upgraded to the royal suite for one night only Read more »| 05 Feb 2011 -
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MOAB: Adrenaline Town
Our fearless writer takes on the thrills and extreme spills of a small town in Utah Read more »| 15 Jan 2011 -
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Charity Hitchhike to Morocco/Prague. Where Will the Road Take You?
This Easter why not put those itchy feet to work for a good cause? Read more »| 05 Jan 2011 -
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On: The runs in Mexico - The Diarrhoeas of a Medical Triallist
Our man in Mexico pulls out all the (pit)stops in the name of advancing science Read more »| 15 Dec 2010 -
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Tunisia: In a galaxy not so far away…
Armed with a pen, a camera, and a mild disdain for Euro house, our Music Editor walks the coasts of Tunisia… Read more »| 05 Nov 2010 -
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Journeys in Kurdistan
An intrepid Skinny wanderer ventures into Iraq Read more »| 09 Jun 2010 -
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Going Offroad for Father's Day
Want to find out if Daddy's a wimp or well 'ard? Get him to drive a 4x4 down a cliff Read more »| 01 Jun 2010 -
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A Skinny Take: The danger is everywhere
Once in a generation anything up to 20,000 curlers and spectators convene at Scotland’s only Lake – near a tiny Trossachs village called Port of ... Read more »| 10 Jan 2010 -
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Croatian Clubbing: Brighter Than White
Forget the White Isle. Petrcane evokes the true Mediterranean party spirit without ruining your budget. Read more »| 27 Aug 2009