Amarillo to Bangor: The most hated rail route in American history
The most feared and detested rail routes of all time.
Travel Features
Inside the Corner House: Latvia’s haunting former-KGB base
On the corner of two quiet streets in Riga…
The five most dangerous tourist destinations on the planet
From environmental disasters to gun-running crime hotspots.
Fordlândia: The nightmare of Henry Ford’s colonialist Amazonian utopia
Henry Ford’s biggest failure.
James Hilton’s Shangri-La concept is now a nightmare of influencers and consumerism
Reselling as commodified spirituality.
The city made of marble: Is Ashgabat the world’s weirdest city?
The capital of Turkmenistan holds multiple world records…
The Moroccan hippie trail: beats, hash and freedom
An essential pitstop on the road to self-discovery.
The selfish Antarctica viewing trips that make a mockery of sustainable travel
Contributing to its demise.
Mesa Herfanita: Scientology’s bizarre lair in New Mexico
Why does the Church of Scientology own 400-acres of desert in New Mexico?