Contest Winners

Road Junky holds yearly writing contests where we want to hear real tales from real travelers. We even give out cash to the winners – hopefully they go out and spend it on tickets to somewhere.

Read the winning entries here.

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Falling off a Himalayan Cliff

By the time they’ve finished cleaning the blood from my face, the adrenaline’s nearly worn off. The numbing rush of endorphines that’s carried me through the last couple of hours ...

Bull Testicles, Ticks and Woofing in Central America

I’d never really liked bulls, ever since I’d seen a piece on the news about a man going to fix a gas leak by the side of a road in ...

Drunk, Lost and Overwhelmed in Spain

The first thing I see when I open my eyes is Montse sleeping in the bed across from me. I’m sweating, my mouth is chalk dry and tastes like acid, ...

2008 Hell Trips Contest - Winners Announced

See, when you’re out on the road having a shit time, it’s easy to think it only happens to you. Everyone you meet is on their cosy gap years with ...

Honk or You're Dead

The traffic in Hanoi is supposed to be legendary. Reputation precedes it, spread by those who claim to know. When I tell them that I plan on driving a ...