Latest Stories
Most recently published stories in Wander.
Roma, Queensland, Australia
On a straight road that seems to go on forever, is a country town of 7,011 people. While this town's size is small, the quality of people that live here makes it anything but small. The folks here who call this place home are a breed of people that are just extraordinary.
By Emma White5 years ago in Wander
The Freshest of Starts
On a whim, I took a solo trip to Scotland in March of 2018. My decision was born out of a mix of frustration with the state of my life and an equally strong desire to shake things up. I needed a new perspective, a fresh start for my 40th year of life. I decided that it was time to start waiting for someone to be my travel buddy and embark on an adventure all my own.
By Tara James5 years ago in Wander
The Lost One
The air was getting thinner the longer that Brice climbed the Broken Peaks, Twin spires of rock and snow that stretched high above the clouds. Bird’s occasionally squawked or the rock would slip beneath his feet but that was the only noise aside from the wind that greeted his ears.
By Jeremy Stillwell5 years ago in Wander
Ancient Archaeological Site’s in North America’s
(Ancient North America’s ) The North America’s, when most think of this land we think of the Native American’s and the European take over 500 plus years ago. But the north America’s region has a lot of ancient sites, archeological sites, which date back to even before the ancient Egyptians and Greek. After the end of the ice age we have a somewhat lost history of the north America’s. But we have been finding ancient archaeological sites dating 10’s of thousand of years old.
By Alfred Cosme5 years ago in Wander
Ancient China
(Ancient China established by the Yellow Emperor) Ancient China said to be founded by a ruler a leader who’s mission was to unify battling clans into one empire. The Yellow Emperor known in Chinese mythology. Created the Chinese empire said to be one of the oldest civilizations to continue to exist. But it’s ancient origin aren’t fully understood or known. The Yellow emperor is said to be from 2698BC. A deity who came down from the heavens and taught and saved the people of early China. But Traditional writing says it started in 2000BC with the Xia Dynasty. It is said they formed a government then made policy of family succession to name each leader. For that reason it is known as the first dynasty of China.
By Alfred Cosme5 years ago in Wander
Koko & The End Of History
Once, the carriage would have been painted in triumphal red, but what remains of its past vivacity has faded into a diluted postmodern pseudo-red. It must have been around when the twenty-first century was still a futurist’s dream. Windows streaked with dust. Cracked panes. And at the front, an oily coloured heavy metal engine, rusted a little, the colour of autumn leaves. If Trotsky had been destitute, this might have been the type of ragged locomotive he rode to the frontlines of utopia. Its body is overwhelmed by graffiti, a mosaic of symbols that I cannot decipher. A funereal grey face dominates the back end, eye sockets empty and blind, and not so much a mouth to speak of, but two lips painted so as to remain forever closed. I wonder if this is the complete motif of communism that I’ve been searching for all this time.
By Donald Quixote5 years ago in Wander
Transhipping Take 1. & A trip to Stone Island
I'd really enjoyed my time so far on the Sapphire but from day 1 onboard I knew I'd be transhipping when the ship repositioned to Alaska due to their new state law concerning non-US citizens working ashore. Rich had left & with Jason the new senior onboard I'd be departing within the next two weeks but as usual we had heard nothing from head office on where I was going next and as I'd been working stupid hours I was encouraged to have a day of in port.
By Neil Gregory5 years ago in Wander
Marmal Hall
I could show you a horizon as far as the eye can see, stretching far and beyond your ability to even comprehend. I could show you the wide open skies awash with a harmony of pastel pinks, blues and purples. I could show you a lake once full and shimmering but now the home of rabbits, kangaroos, foxes and possums. I could show you my father’s crops standing thick and tall before harvest, a golden sea of wheat that would ripple in the breeze. I could show you the oasis in the middle of a desert – my mother’s garden that brings birds, bees, frogs and snakes to bask in what it has to offer. I could show you the farm I grew up on.
By Eloise Robertson 5 years ago in Wander
How to get the best out of your visit to the Maldives
Over 1000 tiny islands are peppered across the crystal-clear waters of the Indian ocean making up a wondrous archipelago. It is undoubtedly among the most renowned honeymoon vacations in the world. Trying to schedule a vacation to the Maldives can get frustrating if you do not know what to look for! Here's a guide simplifying all the details for you!
By Traveling Worldwide5 years ago in Wander
