Three specially commissioned stories in which writers from around the world explore the idea of getting away from it all.

The impulse to flee the everyday grind and seek rest and relief in a change of scene is known as a need for a holiday – but what are the real reasons for becoming a tourist ? Perhaps it is all about travelling hopefully.

In Enzo by Tod Wodicka, a couple in their 30s attempt to revisit the carefree holidays of their formerly hip and trendy past, the era before marriage and before parenthood.

Tod Wodicka is based in Berlin.

Reader: Teresa Gallagher

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