Real Quick Travel Stories

Our super-senior correspondent waxes poetic on the super sounds of silence!

In Peru, like other parts of South America, Christmas is celebrated with a loud bang, as two expats surprisingly found out.

Tradition and modern funk describe Tokyo’s cocktail scene, where drinks can be made with laser precision.

Often ridiculed and misunderstood, sumo wrestling is not only highly competitive and respected in Japan but a sport that dates back 1,500 years.

Like so much on the Tibetan Plateau, Thangkas, or scroll paintings, were first introduced to Tibet from outside lands.

What’s it like to compete in a 700-km race with a scrappy stray that you picked up along the way? Totally charming, says Swedish adventurer Mikael Lindnord.

5 Cwmdonkin Drive: At his childhood home in Swansea, Wales, the spirit of poet Dylan Thomas comes to life. 

Sometimes—like along the Fundy Footpath and Confederation Trail—your destination deserves your full attention.

Sue Bedford sets out with her friend Sara for a year-long, RTW, laidback backpacking trip…and like most travellers gets more than she bargains for.

How Cape Town, South Africa’s water shortage changed one shower-lover’s life.