By Simon Hodgson
Go East, Young Man
There are no crocodiles in my creek. For minutes I stare in silence at the brackish water before me, hoping, dreading, to see air bubbles. Nothing. Nothing but three men in the Borneo jungle.
The forest is both loud and quiet as we walk towards the lake. I can hear my […]
By James Michael Dorsey
The blowing sand rocks our Land Rover as we reach the outskirts of Timbuctou.
Mahkmoud leans over the steering wheel and peers into the hazy lemon yellow that fills our windshield. There is no horizon between earth and sky and I wonder how he can continue to drive with no reference points, yet […]
The winners were announced today. Go the the Awards page to see the news.
Posted by Larry Habegger
Winners in the second annual Solas Awards will be announced on the site soon. We’re wrapping up the final category winners and will post the results here by March 1. Stay tuned.
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We’ve extended the competition for the Second Annual Solas Awards for Best Travel Story of the Year. The deadline is now October 15, 2007. This should give everyone time to return from summer vacations, get the kids (or yourselves!) back in school, and settle into writing those tales of adventure, romance, transformation, or unforgettable characters. […]
by Larry Habegger
It seemed like just a short time ago that I threw a surprise 50th birthday party for a close friend. He wasn’t impressed because he never liked to celebrate birthdays, and turning 50 was more than he wanted to face. But he played along, a good sport, and when it was over got […]
Get your stories in now! The deadline for the Travelers’ Tales collection The Best Women’s Travel Writing 2008 is fast approaching. Check out the 2007 edition for the kinds of stories we like, and get your piece in by June 1, 2007.
A friend flew from San Francisco to Panama last week and reported that his flight arrived late in LA, causing him to rush through the terminal and out to the shuttle at LAX worried he’d miss his connection. The shuttle bus took forever to circle the grounds and delivered him to the terminal for his […]
We completed our judging of the Solas Awards and got the results posted on the site. Congratulations to the winners and all of the writers who sent in their work. The stories were superb across the board and the judging was very difficult because so many stories were deserving. You’ll be able to read them […]
We’re winding down our discussions about the hundreds of stories we’ve read and are just about finished making our choices for the awards. We’ll announce them here on the site sometime on Thursday, March 1. Come back and have a look.
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