Bitter Grounds
Russ Schmidt was forty-four years old and his hands had been purple for three days.
Travel abroad stories
Travel abroad stories, from quick reads to long series. Most travel abroad stories here sit in romance and bdsm. Reads run 14 to 24 minutes. Writers to know: Indigo Highway, Lantern of Starling and Cedar Refrain. Readers usually start with “The Weight of Everything” and “The Dare Exchange”. Ranked by how many readers finish them. Some are free to read in full; the rest open with a free preview.
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Travel abroad stories, ranked by readers
41 42 The Translation Toy
I woke up early on day four of our vacation and Nik was still asleep, face down, one arm hanging off the side of the bed like he'd fallen…
43 Two Pharmacists in Faro
I'm Alba Cline, 52 years old, and I've been a pharmacist for almost thirty years.
44 The Persimmon Pact
The rain came down like it had a grudge.
45 Birthday in Barcelona
The flight from Chicago had eaten eleven hours of my life and most of my spine, and by the time the taxi dropped me in front of the hotel…
46 Sparks Fly in Seville
The taxi dropped me at the wrong door.
47 The Revenge Tour
Celina found out about the other woman on a Tuesday.
48 Leather and Talons
I was forty-four years old last March, and until that week I had lived what my sister called a sensible life.
49 That Morning in Zagreb
Beryl woke up with her mouth tasting like a bus station ashtray and a headache that started behind her eyes and went all the way down to…
50 The Accountant in Tulum
I'm Ruby, I'm twenty-eight, and I do taxes for a living.
51 Sprocket Fetish
The rain in Clifden doesn't fall so much as it travels sideways with intent.
52 A Cork-Breaking Surrender
Cate stood in the middle of the rented apartment in Alfama, barefoot on the cool tile, watching her best friend hold up a length of red…
53 The Last Night in Merida
Let me tell you something about me first.
54 The Sahara Lies
I want to tell you about the biggest lie I ever told, and how it almost cost me the best week of my life.
55 Microplastic Love
Debra Roach, fifty-four years old and manager of a pub stool cushion re-stuffing franchise back in Ohio, had not planned on spending her…
56 The Realtor's Clause
Renee is fifty-two years old and she sells condos.
57 The Operator's Directive
Tania Hale was twenty-two years old and six months into her first real job when the company sent her to Baku, and she still remembered the…
58 The Balcony Bet
I'm thirty-three years old and I got into a masturbation bet in Barcelona.
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10 to 30 minutesBest travel abroad stories of 2026Writers known for it
Indigo Highway, Lantern of Starling, Cedar Refrain, Jasper Narrative
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