December 30, 2002
Pico Iyer talks travel with Rolf
Writing a book has many joys to go with the challenges, and one of the joys in writing Vagabonding was...Read this article
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Ralph Bagnold on budget travel
"When I was very young a big financier once asked me what I would like to do, and I said,...Read this article
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December 29, 2002
Vagabonding excerpt in Outpost Global Travel Guide
Outpost magazine is using an excerpt from Vagabonding as the lead story in their annual Global Travel Guide issue, which...Read this article
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A.R. Ammons on finding new challenges
"I see narrow orders, limited tightness, but will / not run to that easy victory: / still around the looser,...Read this article
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December 28, 2002
Rolf Potts on package vacations
"Purchasing a package vacation to find a simpler life is kind of like using a mirror to see what you...Read this article
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WeeCheng completes his odyssey
After 71,000 flight kilometers, 61,000 kilometers of land travel, 55 border crossings, 44 countries, 4 continents, 50 World Heritage sites,...Read this article
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December 27, 2002
Rolf's Laos story in January Conde Nast Traveler
I haven't seen it yet (and thus I don't even know the official title of the article), but my story...Read this article
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Google's Year-End "Zeitgeist" top-ten travel destinations
This year, the web-search engine Google has included the Top Ten Destinations of 2002 as part of its annual Year-End...Read this article
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Theophile Gautier on adventure and modern life
"The pleasure of traveling consists in the obstacles, the fatigue, and even the danger. What charm can any one find...Read this article
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December 26, 2002
Tourist at an Anti-America Rally
Of the many writers whose work I'm showcasing on Vagabonding.net, perhaps my favorite is Kelly Sobczak, who traveled through Ethiopia,...Read this article
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Ed Buryn on the unexpected
"Bear in mind that the special advantage of vagabonding is the experience of not really knowing what happens next, which...Read this article
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Props for RolfPotts.com
My personal website got a nice mention this weekend in a Best of the Web type roundup from the San...Read this article
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December 25, 2002
Pico Iyer on travel goals
"The final destination of a journey is not, after all, the last item on the agenda, but rather some understanding,...Read this article
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One More Whale Liver Smoothie for Jesus!
Since it's Christmas, I wanted to share a hilarious "screed" from commentator James Lileks, who takes a few well-aimed swipes...Read this article
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Gifts for the World Traveler
I have a couple of items on World Hum's annual "Gifts for the World Traveler" satire this week. One is:...Read this article
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December 24, 2002
Tim Cahill on travel dreams
"A lot of us first aspired to far-ranging travel and exotic adventure early in our teens; these ambitions are, in...Read this article
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Welcome to Vagablogging!
Welcome all to my foray into the world of blogging! My primary motivation for setting up this blog was to...Read this article
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