January 31, 2004
Lost in the Translation: My new essay in World Hum
This week, a new travel essay of mine went online at World Hum. It's entitled Lost in the Translation --...Read this article
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January 30, 2004
A few notes on the natural world
As part of a continuing series, here are two informational science articles by my nephew Cedar, who is four years...Read this article
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January 29, 2004
Pico Iyer on why travel is important
"Travel has woken me up, in many ways. It's taught me how provincial I and my assumptions are. It's expanded...Read this article
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January 23, 2004
What I read in 2003
I just tallied up all the books I read last year, and (counting only the books I completed in their...Read this article
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January 22, 2004
Some glimpses of Central America
[Above: A tricked out commuter bus in Panama City] It's been almost a month since I finished my transit...Read this article
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January 21, 2004
Paul Theroux makes the Bad Sex Award shortlist
Travel writer Paul Theroux made the shortlist for the annual Bad Sex Awards, which humorously honor bad and overwrought depictions...Read this article
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January 20, 2004
Excerpts from another book by my 4-year-old nephew Cedar
Due to the popularity of the last book my 4-year-old nephew Cedar wrote for me, I am now publishing some...Read this article
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January 19, 2004
Rest in peace, Elliott Smith
I was astonished to discover today that singer-songwriter Elliott Smith died in an apparent suicide late last year. I'm not...Read this article
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January 18, 2004
Tim Cahill on the inherent contradiction of adventure
"An adventure is never an adventure when it’s happening. Challenging experiences need time to ferment, and adventure is simply physical...Read this article
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January 16, 2004
The lost Jack Kerouac Choose-Your-Own-Adventure
Being on the road in South America, I don't have any time to check up on web readings, but Mike...Read this article
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January 15, 2004
Klaus Westerhausen on how "independent travel" has come to resemble mass travel
"Today's travelers are following an institutionalized and sanitized version of the travel culture pioneered by those early drifters. Their ever-increasing...Read this article
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January 14, 2004
Chuck Palahniuk on how we so often avoid the present moment
"…The other American myth is that if we can just get away from one other, then we'll be happy. …We...Read this article
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January 13, 2004
My elephant polo article in Conde Nast Traveler
I have a short feature about elephant polo in the January 2004 edition of Conde Nast Traveler. Entitled "A Jolly...Read this article
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January 06, 2004
Paul Fussell on why "tourism" is not travel
"Tourism simulates travel, sometimes quite closely. You do pack a suitcase or two and proceed abroad with passport and travelers...Read this article
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January 05, 2004
I am alive and well and in Peru
[Above: Rolf in the coastal desert of Peru.] One again, I am posting to apologize for not posting more...Read this article
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January 04, 2004
A Vagabonding interview in Transitions Abroad
This month, I am happy to be interviewed in Transitions Abroad, which for my money is the single most useful...Read this article
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