Homepage
Open in app
Sign in
Get started
Taking Off
Stories from the past, present and future of travel
Follow
Latest
Excellent Advice That Stuck With Me for Life
Excellent Advice That Stuck With Me for Life
As told to me by a drug dealer on a Greyhound bus
KL Simmons
Feb 11
Ancient Agora of Athens
Ancient Agora of Athens
I still believed America was a democracy when I visited in 2018
Krista Marson
Feb 7
Call Me Wicked, If You Will
Call Me Wicked, If You Will
Still, I rise
KL Simmons
Feb 7
Soulful and Passionate German Music Has Lit a Fire in These Old Bones
Soulful and Passionate German Music Has Lit a Fire in These Old Bones
My most unexpected gift to give and receive this holiday season
KL Simmons
Nov 20, 2024
Does My Naked Body Make You Look Away or Look Closer?
Does My Naked Body Make You Look Away or Look Closer?
Looking at nudity in American culture after living in Europe
KL Simmons
Oct 7, 2024
Stop Norwich Cathedralling!
Stop Norwich Cathedralling!
Despite a lot of travel and a lot of writing, I’d make a terrible travel writer
Peter James Lamb
Oct 2, 2024
A Mostly Naked Coed Spa With Sprawling Gardens and a Conservatory Saved Me
A Mostly Naked Coed Spa With Sprawling Gardens and a Conservatory Saved Me
My heart revealed just how blind I was, but now I see.
KL Simmons
Sep 29, 2024
On Our Ability To Compartmentalize Horror
On Our Ability To Compartmentalize Horror
The Killing Fields of Cambodia
Peter James Lamb
Sep 5, 2024
After Katrina
After Katrina
The Lower Ninth Ward two a half years post disaster
Krista Marson
May 13, 2024
Profound Life-Lessons Revealed Across Countries
Profound Life-Lessons Revealed Across Countries
Life’s Teaching Revealed with My Pivotal ‘Top 3 Lessons’ Unearthed in Greece
Crystal A. Wolfe
Feb 22, 2024
Florida vs California. What I Miss and What I Don’t
Florida vs California. What I Miss and What I Don’t
After living in California for a few months, I’ve decided these are the things that I do (and don’t) miss from Florida.
Crystal A. Wolfe
Oct 15, 2023
How Travel Helps Long-Lasting Happiness If You Know Where To Look
How Travel Helps Long-Lasting Happiness If You Know Where To Look
Not only happiness but deep satisfaction can be found, kept, and maintained by shifting perspective
KL Simmons
Sep 4, 2023
About Taking Off
Latest Stories
Archive
About Medium
Terms
Privacy
Teams