When I was traveling I made no commitments: never booked a hostel until I got there, only paid for one night in case I wanted to leave, and said thanks ...
Last winter I was homeless. Temporarily, still full of uncertainty and ill at ease. It’s not fun, at no age, under no condition. I remember sitting in the cold early ...
“Si, no Ingles,” she says, fragmenting a smile together, “I no speak English.” We sat soundless around the kitchen table like lifeless decoration, we all burst into one communal flare ...
We grew up in a society where we learned that to be openly gay was to most likely get us picked on and beat up, if not killed outright. ...
They only knew each other for a week then decided to travel together, but this won’t be that, will it? Continue Reading Couchsurfing South America: Emily and Me ...
“For all its many drawbacks, America has been good to me.” A Brit contemplates life abroad. Continue Reading Willing Exile
If New York is liberty and energy, and London is history and hardihood, then Paris is art and inspiration. A Parisian reading list from Jamie Leigh. Continue ...
I dangle like a rag doll and thrash to reach my trapped foot. I suck water down my throat and try not to lose consciousness, but I’m not quite strong ...
As we introduce our new fortnightly food blog Food For Thought, we reflect on the place of food writing in our culture today. Continue Reading Introducing: Our New ...
He had warned us. This wouldn’t be your travel agent’s Mexico, no rent-a-moped-and-go-out-for-margaritas vacation. Continue Reading The Devil’s Backbone
Brianna’s clothes flap like artificial tree leaves under thin, wooden boards and recycled clothesline pins adjacent to the windowsill. Under bobbing red curls, she smiles precariously. Continue ...
A series of books to set the New York scene, plus some helpful bookstores when you’re looking for more. Continue Reading Literary New York: A Recommended Reading ...
Our traveling columnist, David Hargreaves, takes a look around Santiago with low expectations. Continue Reading Couchsurfing South America: The Safe Sandbox of Santiago
Last week over at Litro UK, the team in London ran the latest in our series of literary experiments on Twitter. We asked our UK followers to write a collective ...
In his latest Couchsurfing column, David Hargreaves braves the stark white snowfields of the Andes. Continue Reading Couchsurfing South America: Over the Andes Mountains
For your next trip to this cosmopolitan labyrinth, pack your bags (or load your e-reader) with this quintessential London reading list from Jamie Leigh. Continue Reading Literary London: ...
“There’s two things you should know about me before you stay at my place. One: I sleep a lot. Two: I’m kind of a Nympho.” In the latest of his ...
In the first of a new travel series, David Hargreaves begins his Couchsurfing trek across South America – only to find a locked door in Cusco, Peru. Continue ...
Infidelity is at the ground floor of many a narrative structure and for the characters, more often than not, it’s all about the sex. What happens to the ...
