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1. Explore the Ancient City of Ephesus The ancient city of Ephesus is one of the best-preserved in the world. Walk through its marble streets, visit the grand Library of Celsus, and marvel at the impressive amphitheater. An insight into the Roman Empire's rich history is provided by this historical gem.
By Smash Tours and Travels2 years ago in Wander
What Napoleon Would Have Wanted
It was December 2015. It was to be the winter for the trip of a lifetime. My wanderlust began at a young age. With my first visit to South Africa at the fourteen, the spark was ignited and only grew with age. Now in my mid-thirties, I have traveled to 17 countries and over 20 states. To describe this trip, I first need to explain how I arrived there. Having studied French most of my life, studying abroad in Tours, France in high school and in Angers, France in college, you could say that my Francophilia only ripened deeper with age, like a fine Beaujolais. After college, I took it a step further and taught English abroad in French Guiana (in South America). That year, despite many hardships, was one of the best of my life. In Kourou, French Guiana I was known as “l’américaine” (the American woman), recognized pedaling around town on my bike and to many, the first and only American they had met. During that seminal time, I fostered a sense of community around me that I had heretofore not experienced. I made friends with other teaching assistants from around the world, friends from my tango class and friends from the theatre class at the French foreign legion.
By Kate Kastelberg 2 years ago in Wander
Beyond Words. Runner-up in Travel Snaps Challenge. Top Story - December 2025.
It was about halfway into my seven-week study abroad in rural Kenya that I realized I had not journaled a single time throughout the experience thus far. But even as I sat down that very evening, determined to commit some vital memories and reflections to my journal, I knew I wouldn't make much headway; there was a part of me that was opposed to trying to record this particular journey there. I wanted it to remain separate, unique, untouched by my 'ordinary' life back in upstate New York. In the end, I came away with not even one whole pageful of words.
By Gabriel Huizenga2 years ago in Wander
Just 105 Miles South of Key West
A short window of time opened during the Obama administration allowing Americans to visit Cuba for family or educational reasons. To celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary in 2017, my husband and I booked a cruise and tour in Havana. My father's side of the family came from Cuba, and I have always been curious about his homeland. Although I don't speak the language, just being there would rekindle interest in my heritage.
By Barb Dukeman2 years ago in Wander
Flatlander on the Hill
* Editor's Notes: Anything italicized is part of a series of notes I wrote during the trip that I found recently. Some pictures have been edited to preserve the privacy of everyone who went on the trip. That said they were edited by an unprofessional (me) so don't judge me too harshly for my lack of skills.
By Alexandria Stanwyck2 years ago in Wander
A Journey Of Joy With The Children of Tanzania
My feet ache and my energy is severely depleted by the time we arrive at the mountain village of Mtae in Tanzania. We’ve just walked eight hours, ascending about 1,000 meters in one day. It’s five in the afternoon as I attempt to wash my sweaty body with cold water from a bucket. For the first time in my life, I have to use a hole in the ground as a toilet and clean myself up afterwards with water and my hands.
By Yvette Brand2 years ago in Wander
An Extraordinary Journey
'All I want to do is eat good food and look at pretty buildings.' This is what I told my friend as we discussed our potential trip to Rome. As the skies turned more grey and the days became shorter, we wanted a chance to catch the sun on our faces for another moment. Within a week of my mentioning of the possibility, we video-called each other and booked it. We were going to Rome.
By Katerina Petrou2 years ago in Wander
Floating Underneath the Sun and Moon
Before embarking on this trip, I had not left my country in five years. When I was in Crete those years ago, I fell ill with homesickness and I struggled to cope. It was the first time I had been away without my family - unless you count a few days at the Isle of Wight with my school peers. A time when I was not mentally developed enough to understand what loneliness was.
By Katerina Petrou2 years ago in Wander
A Day In Preston: Revisiting My Past Part One
Introduction On the 22nd of May 2024, I finally got myself in gear to go back to visit my hometown (hence the Springsteen video) of Preston and treat my sister to a birthday meal which should have happened in August 2023, but you can read about that here:
By Mike Singleton đź’ś Mikeydred 2 years ago in Wander
