Our Favorite Audio Travel Stories to Listen To

Have you heard? Analog travel is back. In an era dominated by screens and our algorithms feeding us more of what we’re already searching for, serendipity and getting lost seem like things of the past. That’s why I love our new text-to-speech feature for Outside+ members. While it isn’t exactly going offline, it does allow you to keep your eyes on the trail or the crashing waves instead of on your phone. It lets you get lost in a great travel story while you walk outside—away your from your bigger screens.

As Outside’s Senior Travel and Culture Editor I hand-picked these audio travel stories. These aren’t features giving you the best road trips to take this summer, or the intel on the top running vacations. Instead these are tales of being transformed by travel in unexpected ways. Something I think we all aspire to when we pack our bags for a new adventure. If only, we can look up from our phone.

From Outside contributor Tim Neville’s award-winning story of what it was like to be in total darkness for 82 hours in a dark cave, to Pam Houston’s story of finding mental health benefits with Icelandic horses, these stories will give your tired eyes a break and remind you of the power of travel.

Outside’s text-to-speech feature lets you listen to all of our best stories while you take a walk or during an airport layover.  To take advantage of this audio function, become an Outside+ member here.

Our Best Audio Travel Stories: Editor’s Picks