A Honeymoon of One’s Own

Abbie Kozolchyk traveled the globe to research a new book on romantic travel. That’s when she discovered her inner stalker.

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Santorini, Greece. (Photo: Abbie Kozolchyk)

How Korean Karaoke Changed My Life: Travel Stories: After being turned away from the school choir, Lavinia Spalding lost her love of public singing. Then she moved to South Korea.

Riding the Slot: Travel Stories: As she struggled to make sense of her father's final days, Lenore Greiner sailed across a treacherous patch of San Francisco Bay

Road Trip to the Spiritual Assembly: Travel Stories: When her Aunt Noonie needed company on an annual pilgrimage, Nancy Davis Kho tagged along. Just how "woo-woo" would things get?

The Intricate Weave: Travel Stories: Don George was in Cremona, Italy, and grieving the loss of his father, when he heard the violin soar

War Story: Travel Stories: Could a trip to the old battlefields of Europe with his veteran father work a little magic on their relationship? Jim Benning hoped so.

Walking Off Writer’s Burnout: Travel Stories: Jeff Biggers hadn't written anything original in months. The joy was gone. Then he and a friend went for a stroll in Bologna.

The Accidental Hitchhiker: Travel Stories: In Samoa, Celeste Brash gave a ride to a man she didn't know. Their encounter will stay with her forever.

How a Taxi Ride Changed a Writer’s Life: Travel Interviews: Layne Mosler's memoir, "Driving Hungry," chronicles her cab-centric quest for great meals and experiences. Jim Benning asks about it.

A Not-So-Literary Tour of South-Central Mexico: Travel Stories: Peter Ferry made the trip based on a story he'd heard about Hemingway's Lady Brett Ashley, but in Taxco, nothing was quite what it seemed.

Call Your Mother. Seriously.: Travel Stories: Abbie Kozolchyk visits a most unusual theme park in Singapore

Cuba, Undistilled: Travel Stories: Tired of hearing pundits pontificating about Cuba, Chris Ryan wanted to see the island for himself -- before the coming of Best Western and American Express

Birth of a Birder: Travel Stories: Eva Holland never got too excited about birds. But then she found herself gazing up at the sky in the Galapagos.

Why We Travel
Travel Stories: In a classic essay, Pico Iyer explores the reasons we leave our beliefs and certainties at home to see the world with open eyes
The Photographer and the Philosopher
Travel Books: Pico Iyer on Jan Morris and V.S. Naipaul, two "master portraitists" of place
Lover’s Moon
Travel Stories: Pico Iyer on the power of travel to make a forgettable Glenn Frey song last forever
The Perfect Traveler
Travel Books: Pico Iyer on the author who steals into so much of the travel writing we enjoy

video: An up-tempo time-lapse visit to Japan