Shaistha Khan

I am a travel journalist and writer who grew up in Saudi Arabia, with work spanning the wider Gulf region, South Asia, and North America. I bring deep cultural insight and nuance to my reporting, shaped by my own identity and lived experience. My travel writing has been published in BBC Travel, USA Today, Business Traveller, Travel + Leisure, and more.

Some of my most memorable experiences sit between the extraordinary and the everyday: gathering with new friends over a Bedouin meal, slow-cooked beneath the sand in Saudi Arabia’s Empty Quarter, experiencing the sudden alertness of wildlife as a tiger moves through India’s Kabini jungle, or exploring the diverse neighborhoods of Toronto, where I’m currently based.

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