The Flying Carpet
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
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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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 On the Trail of a Man Called Snake, Taylor Jennings crosses ethnic lines to find a notorious guerrilla leader. For an archive of these stories click on this Editors' Choice link; for more about the editors, see About Travelers' Tales Staff.
Featured Stories
Taylor Jennings crosses ethnic lines to find a notorious guerrilla leader. [Read on]
Laura Lee Huttenbach's unprepared trek up Mt. Kilimanjaro turns into an adventure of a lifetime. [Read on]
James Dorsey finds from the back of a camel the Sahara seemed endless; an infinite sea of low rolling dunes baked by a swirling sun that would be at home in a Van Gogh painting. [Read on]
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