travel

Robert Macfarlane explores ancient footpaths and maritime routes, showing how walking connects us to place, memory, and the layers of meaning that roads carry through time.

An English journalist's journey across India following the monsoon from Kerala to Cherrapunji. A meditation on why India's unpredictable rains shaped a culture infinitely patient with uncertainty.

An NPR reporter's trans-Siberian train journey from Moscow to Vladivostok, exploring Russian democracy and cultural norms through encounters with passengers.

A weekend journey from Chennai to the former French colony of Pondicherry along the scenic East Coast Road, exploring French architecture, Sri Aurobindo Ashram, pristine beaches, and the experimental township of Auroville.

by Alexander Frater

Following India's unpredictable life-giving rains from Kerala to Cherrapunji.

by David Greene

An NPR reporter's trans-siberian train journey exploring Russian democracy.