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The Flying Carpet is our gathering place to swap tales, exchange rants, discuss plans, dream about future travels. Here you'll find stories from our hard-working editors, staff, contributors, and friends, ranging from brief anecdotes and lengthy journeys to thoughtful essays on life, the world, and of course, travel. Find a space, and let the Flying Carpet take you away.


Editor's Box

Travelers' Tales editors share what's on their minds. Tell us what you think at talkback@travelerstales.com

Larry's Corner

Larry Habegger Executive Editor Larry Habegger tells stories, talks about travel writing, and ruminates on current events in Larry's Corner. This week, in Mohammed’s Shirt, Larry finds that the process of haggling is more rewarding than the purchase. Have an opinion? Tell him what you think at talkback@travelerstales.com.

 

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  • RT @writing_away: Psyched! A story I wrote for @Gadling was chosen for @travelerstales' the Best Travel Writing Vol 9. http://t.co/kqrh0J3i
  • Expected but I'm still sad. RT @spacefuture NASA - Endeavour Powered Down 20 Years after First Launch #space http://t.co/zrxHOOf5
  • Things of beauty. RT @slashdot Star City and Baikonur Cosmodrome http://t.co/UvadopvK
  • RT @esperanca: Different cities, same structure. (Wired) World’s Subways Converging on Ideal Form http://t.co/mLJes3ee
  • Editor`s Choice

    Every week we choose one of the great stories we've received from travelers around the world and present it here as our "Editors' Choice." In Dreaming of Djurjura Cafe, Rosalie Justus Hikes sola in Peru’s Cordillera Blanca, worrying about same-species predators and other problems. For an archive of these stories click on this Editors' Choice link; for more about the editors, see About Travelers' Tales Staff.

     
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    Dreaming of Djurjura Cafe
    Rosalie Justus Hikes sola in Peru’s Cordillera Blanca, worrying about same-species predators and other problems. [Read on]

    Touched by a Gorilla
    Kim Brown Seely is grabbed by Rwanda. [Read on]

    How Not to Almost Die Twice in an Elephant Rampage
    Wendy Inouye tramples around on foot in the middle of the African bush. [Read on]

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