Ancient Temples in Iraq

Green hills, Justin Bieber and the 4,000-year-old temple complex of Lalish await travelers in Kurdistan. Here, the Yazidi people practice their own religion in one of the planet’s oldest continuously inhabited regions. Writer Rebecca Holland…

The Great British Road Trip

Andrew MacDonald is a U.K. native who was born with a rare medical condition that weakens his bones, making it nearly impossible to walk for more than a short distance. For most of his life,…

From the Law Firm to the Newsroom

What was the plan for your life? Were you supposed to live it? Are you currently living it now? Geoff’s plan was simple yet ambitious—go to an Ivy League school, get a law degree and…

Skiing on a Budget in Argentina

Ski and travel writer Brigid Mander finds herself with a wicked hangover in the remote reaches of Argentina. But when her journey to find a cure takes an unexpected turn, she is detained inside a…

Fishing Around the World

James spent his childhood sticking his hand in the waters of a Texas pond hoping a catfish would bite it and latch on. Now, he’s the editor of a fishing magazine read by millions of…

Moloka’i—The Island of Lost Souls

Kian arrived on the Hawaiian island of Molokai with a bag of clothes, a tarp and five dollars to his name. Days earlier, he’d left his home in Memphis on a Greyhound bus with no…

Inside an Instagram Star

What is it like to be an influencer? We talk to digital content creator Jessica Doll (@hejdoll), who’s traveled the world in front of and behind a lens to find out what goes in behind-the-scenes…

Crossing Cuba Like a Local

American travel to Cuba has undergone a renaissance in the past decade. Thanks to recent rules that made traveling to Cuba easier than it’s been since the 1960, Cubans and Americans were benefitting from an…

From South Memphis to Telluride

Malik was raised in South Memphis. Growing up, he lost most of his close friends to violence; but for the past few years, the self-made photojournalist, filmmaker and rock climber has been on a journey…