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April 14, 2022September 20, 2022 by Bill Donahue

The Bike Wanderer

Iohan Gueorguiev made beautiful films about his adventures cycling all over the world. In the eyes of his 100,000 YouTube followers, he had a dream job. So why, then, did things so wrong for him?
Bicycling
Edited by Leah Flickinger
Gold Medal winner, Adventure Travel, 2022 Lowell Thomas Awards


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February 28, 2022February 28, 2022 by Bill Donahue

The Voyagers

How do you escape Joseph Stalin? In June 1945, Soviet naval mechanic Valeri Minakov slipped away from the coast of Siberia in a small, homemade walrus-skinned boat, intent on reaching Alaska. He suffered from paranoid schizophrenia. His six-year-old son, Oleg, was sitting in the bow.  
The Atavist
Edited by Jonah Ogles


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January 12, 2020March 25, 2020 by Bill Donahue

Breaking Up The Boys Club

Walking across deserts, jungles and tundra, Sarah Marquis is rewriting the rules of exploration. 


Outside

Edited by Gloria Liu

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August 26, 2019 by Bill Donahue

After The Burn

The Columbia River Gorge heals from the Eagle Creek blaze.

Via
Edited by Dan Miller

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March 13, 2019August 2, 2019 by Bill Donahue

Sh*thole World Tour

A  deep dive into the culture and magic and pain of three countries that Trump maligned with an obscenity–Haiti, El Salvador, and Liberia. 

The Washington Post Magazine
Edited by David Rowell

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September 12, 2017October 10, 2017 by Bill Donahue

Birmingham, England, is Now Kind of Hot for Travel

Once an industrial eyesore, Birmingham, England, is now kind of hot for travel. With a world-class food scene, a dazzling new public library, and a cool attitude, “Brum” is suddenly hot.

Boston Globe Magazine
Edited by Greg Klee. 

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June 10, 2015October 10, 2017 by Bill Donahue

Birds of Paradise

Communing with the endangered forest and seabirds amid the emerald rainforests and precipitous coastal cliffs on the Hawaiian island of Kauai.

Sunset
Edited by Bruce Anderson. Photograph by Kamil Bialous.

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March 23, 2014October 9, 2017 by Bill Donahue

The Hero’s March

Searching for the ghost of Russian novelist Mikhail Lermontov (1814-41) in the Caucasus Mountains of Georgia.

The Washington Post Magazine
Edited by David Rowell. Photographs by Oleg Gritskevich.

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February 19, 2014October 10, 2017 by Bill Donahue

Letter from Abkhazia

A journey through a Russian client state on the Black Sea.

Harper’s Magazine
Edited by Christopher Cox. Photographs by mirzOyan.

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