Applecross Inn
by Marjory Woodfield Longlisted in the PureTravel Writing Competition 2024 The sanctuary of Applecross has never been without its saint… there has passed one who was a moving spirit in…
Share
Travel Writing
95 posts
On the Brink of Death
by Abderrezak Merebbah PureTravel Writing Competition 2024 On that evening, the sky was overcast with dark clouds, aligned like rows in a funeral procession, gradually swallowing that glowing yellow disc.…
Share
A Cowboy in Namibia
by Suzanne Lantos Longlisted – PureTravel Writing Competition 2024 I looked one last time at the calm, glinting seascape and the pastel blue house at the edge of Lüderitz that…
Share
Always Follow the Inflight Demonstration
by John Kirkaldy Longlisted – PureTravel Writing Competition 2024 I am one of the few people that pay strict attention to those airline demonstrations on flight safety. My greatest journey…
Share
Lesotho Adventure
by Nkosana Samuel Maphomolo Longlisted – PureTravel Writing Competition 2024 The tiny landlocked Kingdom of Lesotho, nestled in the breathtaking scenery of southern Africa, is a known hidden gem with…
Share
Slowly, Slowly
by A.J. Stanley PureTravel Writing Competition 2024 – Longlisted I rested uncomfortably on a rock under a craggy ledge. It was dark with only the slivers of light from our…
Share
Ice as Crystal Ball
by Sarah Hymas PureTravel Writing Competition 2024 – Longlisted I visited the High Arctic in 2018 with thirty other artists, on a repurposed brigantine that sailed us around part of…
Share
The Woman We Are
By Stefani Leonard PureTravel Writing Competition 2024 – Longlisted I walked past Tsweleni Tavern, a tiny bar on South Africa’s Wild Coast, every day for six days. Boys played cards…
Share
Essaouira Journey
by Tamsyn Chandler PureTravel Writing Conpetition 2024 – Longlisted A palate sourced with clay and dirt from Mars would have rendered perfectly the fields and land ahead of the bus.…
Share
The Greatest Journey
by Showneaz Smith PureTravel Writing Competition 2024 There was a strange tension in the office that morning. An unspoken ripple that crackled through the air, shifting from one desk to…
Share
