Travel is often planned with strict itineraries, checklists, and must-see landmarks, but some of the most memorable and life-changing experiences happen by chance. A random conversation in a hostel, a ...

On the 'Lover's Canal' in Ganvie, a lake village in Benin, love can flow in unusual ways. Long a place for chance encounters, this stretch of water has over the years become a favoured meeting spot ...

Ask frequent travelers about their favorite memories and you will hear a funny pattern. They rarely lead with the big cathedral, the famous museum or the perfectly framed viewpoint. Instead they tell ...