Todd Miller

The sky in Mongolia doesn’t just start at the horizon; it swallows you whole. Our descent into vastness and “less reason” began on a westward trek from Ulaanbaatar, the modern capital, toward Ka

After two hours of tortured driving on winding mountain roads, we arrived in the hilltop town of Maubisse. The town was completely shrouded in cloud. Cold rain fell steadily. Visibility was limited. I

Nearly thirty years ago, I stumbled into Antigua, Guatemala expecting a pleasant colonial town. Instead, I found something closer to magic: cobbled streets, pastel facades, an expansive plaza shaded b

After a year of rugged travel, I made a suggestion to Patrick. “Let’s do an easy trip.” My definition of easy was a leisurely three-week road trip through Central America. We would start in Pana

Within the span of a few weeks, my life quietly divided itself into before and after: my father died, and then I turned sixty. One event reminded me how long a life can be. The other reminded me it is

The most revealing thing I ever learned about my father happened in the middle of a crocodile-infested river.

Near-death experiences in Zimbabwe, road trips to nowhere in Cuba. Media executive Todd Miller details how his family used humor to deal with disasters abroad.

Algeria has a way of sneaking up on you. It doesn’t announce itself with hype or Instagram bravado. Instead, it waits patiently until you arrive, then quietly rearranges your expectations of what tr

We hear endlessly about how artificial intelligence is transforming everything. As a frequent traveler and a willing guinea pig, I decided to put AI to a practical test: Could I rely on it to plan com

There’s a certain anxiety in booking a ticket to a destination that your government insists you absolutely should not visit. For some people, that red-letter advisory triggers alarm bells. For me, i

Every year as the calendar resets, many engage in the same global ritual: the New Year’s resolution. We pledge to exercise more, drink less, eat better, sleep earlier, declutter and finally become w

I recently cycled across Europe – from Estonia all the way to Gibraltar – driven by a mission to cross a continent the hard, slow way to help Save Our Seas. What I didn’t expect was for this mis

Most people cross Europe at 30,000 feet with a gin and tonic in hand. I, on the other hand, thought it’d be a great idea to do it on a bicycle.

There’s something wonderfully absurd about cycling around an entire country. Yet every year, thousands pedal the perimeter of Taiwan. It’s part endurance test, part cultural immersion and an entir

Most visitors to the United States flock to the coastal cities. If you seek the “other America,” consider an offbeat visit to the state of Kentucky. I have deep roots in Kentucky and a post-Songkr

Travel enthusiast Todd Miller identifies the five countries that he had assumed would be "one and done" places, but that left him wanting to know much more.

I knew it was a dangerous position as I stood at the base of a towering tree. Head tilted back, I observed a chimpanzee and her toddler stationed on a high branch directly above. It was an unobstructe

Aki Ra, a Cambodian child soldier in the Khmer Rouge who was taken from his family at age 5, explained: “It was normal to me… It’s what I knew.”

When I first obtained the coveted tickets to the 2024 Paris Olympics, I’ll admit I was sceptical. As someone who is allergic to large crowds and mass tourism, the prospect of attending the world’s

Ah, Chicago, where the pizza is deep and the hot dogs are naked. If you found yourself in the Windy City in late August attending the Democratic National Convention (DNC), as I did as a credentialed j