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Journeys

From Māori ancestors to Antarctic researchers, we explore stories of coming home.

Coming Home: Our Favorite Reads

Return trips, long treks, and smells that remind us of our roots.

Roxanne Hoorn January 3, 2025

Two mules leashed to a wagon on a country road

This Couple Was Introduced by ... a Mule?

A man journeys on two mules across the U.S. to find what's missing.

The Podcast Team August 6, 2025

New Italy, Australia

New Italy

Once a farming community founded by the Italian survivors of an immigration scam, this colony is now a free camp and roadside attraction.

View from Sagano Scenic Train in early summer

Sagano Scenic Railway

A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.

A soldier rests and refuels.

Meet the Man Who Walked from York to Hastings in Medieval Armor

He was fighting not Normans, but the stigma of mental illness.

Matthew Taub October 21, 2020

"The starting point of the journey of <em>Oku no Hosomichi</em>."

The Site of Yatate Hajime

The site where the poet Matsuo Bashō read one of the first haiku that comprise his famous travelogue.

Rohnfelder captured dreamy reflections at Mount Giluwe, in Papua New Guinea.

Oh, The Places You'll Go, When You Love to Climb Volcanoes

A photographer who can't get enough of them set out to summit the tallest one on each continent.

Jessica Leigh Hester May 24, 2019

Have you ever climbed a mountain just for a meal? Want to?

Tell Us the Tale of Your Most Incredible Culinary Journey

We want to hear your greatest story of traveling for food and, more importantly, was it worth it?

Eric Grundhauser August 30, 2018

David Peterman and one of his muses.

This Man Took a Photo With Every Mailbox in Seattle

David Peterman spent about a year on this valiant quest.

Cara Giaimo March 21, 2018

Roland Spreer, right, returned William Etherton's lost camera.

Found: The Owner of the Camera That Recorded Its Own Disappearance

A reunion after hundreds of miles and months at sea.

Jessica Leigh Hester January 8, 2018

This Camera Recorded Its Own Disappearance

Swept 350 miles across the sea, it would like to be reunited with its owner.

Cara Giaimo November 30, 2017

A Self-Assured Swedish Cat Just Came Home After 9 Years Away

Ernst's humans were very happy to see him.

Cara Giaimo March 3, 2017