I have a new travel story, entitled “A Subjective Guide to the Budget Hotels of the Orient,” in the latest issue of the literary journal Swink. In keeping with the meta approach of my recent stories Tantric Sex for Dilettantes and The Art of Writing a Story About Walking Across Andorra, this new story uses a guidebook format (and a hotel motif) to tell a subtle, … Read more »

Lowell Thomas Award winner Carol Pucci of the Seattle Times has been reporting from Paris for the past week, and her Postcards from Paris series of daily dispatches is full of useful tips for the independent traveler visiting the city. Pucci’s reports on free Wi-Fi spots, undiscovered flea markets and finding high-quality/low-cost restaurants are all worth checking out. But she saves her best resource for her last … Read more »