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Travel Writing

Pastel de nata may be Portugal's most famous culinary export, but it's just the tip of the iceberg.

Gastro Obscura's 10 Essential Places to Eat and Drink in Portugal

Transcendently flaky pastéis de nata, superb tinned fish, and fragrant fortified wines await.

Austin Bush September 6, 2024

Podcast: My Life in Three Places with Rick Steves

We ask the legendary travel writer and presenter about the three places that have changed his life.

The Podcast Team April 11, 2024

Feast on endless meze at Inciralti Meyhanesi.

Gastro Obscura's Essential Places to Eat and Drink in Istanbul

Author and part-time Istanbul resident Anya von Bremzen shares where to find goat's milk ice cream, slow-roasted lamb, and more.

Anya von Bremzen April 10, 2024

The Itinerant Princess Who Chronicled Akbar’s Mughal Empire

The daughter, sister, and aunt of emperors, Gulbadan Begum wrote of a Mughal Empire few witnessed.

Ruby Lal March 6, 2024

After World War II, Cederblom lived in the United States and then Brazil.

The Swedish Female Adventurer Who Sailed Solo Around the World

From dodging bullets in the Black Sea to hiding from police in Tibet, Aina Cederblom lived life on her terms.

Malin Annie Jansson March 5, 2024

Sado Island, Japan.

Share Your Dream Destination and Win a Japan Adventure! (Submissions Closed)

Tell us an amazing place to travel next year, and you could win a remarkable Atlas Obscura experience.

Sponsored by Atlas Obscura Trips

Hanoi's street food is phenomenal from early morning to late at night.

Gastro Obscura's 10 Essential Places to Eat in Vietnam

Feast on broken rice, late-night noodles, and whipped egg coffee.

Dan Q. Dao December 4, 2023

Montezuma, Kansas

Stauth Memorial Museum

A museum celebrating a couple who loved to travel the world and to bring its treasures back to Montezuma, Kansas.

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (left), Aéropostale pilot and author of <em>The Little Prince</em>, stands in front of a plane in 1929.

The Daring Desert Pilots That Inspired ‘The Little Prince’

And the modern pilots retracing their pioneering airmail flights.

Cat Rainsford July 12, 2023

William Dampier aboard the <em>HMS Roebuck</em> surveys the New Guinea coast.

The Pirate Who Penned the First English-Language Guacamole Recipe

William Dampier's food-writing firsts included the use of the words "barbecue" and "chopsticks."

Luke Fater July 26, 2019

Farmers still use the same techniques developed 2,000 years ago.

ancient technology

The Egyptian Egg Ovens Considered More Wondrous Than the Pyramids

A hatching system devised 2,000 years ago is still in use in rural Egypt.

Vittoria Traverso March 29, 2019

Hemingway eventually did make it to Europe; here he is in Paris, in 1924.

Found: The Earliest Known Work of Fiction by Ernest Hemingway

Two researchers discovered a story written by the author when he was just 10 years old.

Sarah Laskow October 2, 2017

Centro Habana heading towards the Barrio Chino, home of the old Shanghai Theatre.

Exploring Cuba, Guided by Graham Greene

'Our Man in Havana' was published at the end of 1958, and much of the city it describes remains intact.

Luke Spencer February 20, 2017

31 days of halloween

Traveling Through Transylvania With 'Dracula' as a Guide

Is it possible to use Bram Stoker's 1897 novel to explore Romania?

Luke Spencer October 13, 2016

The World’s First Travel Writer Was a Guy From Ancient Greece

You can thank second-century geographer and writer Pausanias for travel literature.

Lauren Young August 31, 2016

Tall Travel Tales from 17th-Century Mexico, Mapped

Giovanni Careri traveled far and wide, or so he said.

Tao Tao Holmes June 13, 2016

An illustration from the too-rude tourist guide.

Read a Japanese Region's New Anti-Flatulence Brochure for Tourists

The booklet, now available in English, counsels tourists on how to "understand the Japanese mind" by refraining from screaming and farting.

Cara Giaimo April 28, 2016

1880s Party Starters Had Their Own Version of Cards Against Humanity

Sarah Laskow February 10, 2016