Return Trip is interested in exploring the relationship between travel and identity through personal essays, stories, literature, poetry, travel diaries, photography, art, conversations and more.

We aim to showcase the personal stories behind travel—how it can change us and contribute to our own self-knowledge, self-discovery, identity and growth, and how it can encourage empathy, compassion and new ways of understanding.

We strive to be inclusive and share diverse world views. We’re always looking for different perspectives outside the traditional travel narrative. That means you can write about where you live, too. Ideally, stories should have a purpose or angle that readers can learn from and think about in deeper ways.

Please note, we do not accept unsolicited work that has been previously published elsewhere.