Halloween: The Stories Behind the Night
From Ireland’s Samhain celebrations to a blacksmith who tricked the Devil, discover the tales behind Halloween masks, wandering spirits and the first jack-o’-lanterns.
Category Travel Stories
Under the Egyptian Stars: A Night in the Desert
An evening in the Eastern Desert, from sunset and stargazing to the ancient Egyptian beliefs about the sky.
Hurghada Before the Hotels: History and Ancient Stories
Stories Waiting Ahead A City Named After a Desert Plant One desert shrub may have served as a local meeting point. The Ababda – People Between the Desert and the Sea Before modern roads, they knew how to read the…
What Do Egyptian Souvenirs Mean? From Scarabs to Winged Isis
Stories Waiting Ahead The Scarab – A Small Beetle and a New Beginning How did a beetle become one of ancient Egypt’s most familiar symbols? The Ankh – The Key of Life A closer look at the cross-shaped symbol held…
Vienna Legends and Myths: Basilisks, Plague Pits and Strange Tricks
A monster in a well, a city struck by plague, and tales still written on Vienna’s facades. Walk through the old streets with me and meet the characters who live on in the city’s legends.
Sarajevo Through Its Legends: A Walk Around the Old Town
The Stories Waiting Ahead The Water That Brings You Back to Sarajevo Drink from an old Sarajevo fountain, and the city may find a way to bring you back. The Child Who Became Part of Sarajevo’s Sacred MemoryA dark family…
Kilimanjaro Doesn’t Change. You Do: 8 Lessons from Climbing Kilimanjaro
Climbing Kilimanjaro changes more than your altitude. Five days on Africa’s highest mountain left me with lessons that still shape the way I travel – and the way I live. The Climb Ends. Not Everything Else Does. Humility Kilimanjaro teaches…
July Morning: Bulgaria’s Sunrise Tradition of Freedom and New Beginnings
The Stories Waiting Ahead More Than Just a Sunrise Discover how a single rock song inspired one of Bulgaria’s most unique traditions and why thousands gather before dawn every July. From a Small Gathering to a National TraditionHow a few…