In a four-part series, Eva Holland explores Southeast Alaska by state ferry.

Christopher Vourlias just wanted to cross the border, but one man stood between him and the Congo.

In a five-part series, Frank Bures explores the meaning of travel when arrival is not guaranteed.

Pico Iyer explores the lives and work of writers Jan Morris and V.S. Naipaul, two "master portraitists" of place.

Can a trip to its headquarters make for documentary art, or just a closer look at solar-powered mole repellers? Bill Donahue journeys into the soul of SkyMall.

After embarking on a Star Trek themed cruise to Bermuda, the author explains why it's an actually fun thing he wouldn't object to doing again.

He was cool, steady and prone to breaking rules. Pico Iyer celebrates the life and work of Somerset Maugham.

David Farley broke into the New York Times with a story about an eccentric Italian village. When he returned, he feared being chased out by torch-bearing villagers.

After searching all her life, Catherine Watson felt she'd found home on Easter Island. Then she heard a whisper in her ear: Be careful what you wish for.

Karl Taro Greenfeld explores Hong Kong's notorious black-market bazaar and budget accommodations, and one possible over-populated, multi-ethnic future for us all.