January 26, 2005
The trouble with resisting temptation
"The trouble with resisting temptation is that it may never come again." Note: Michael Shapiro passed along the above quote,...Read this article
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January 25, 2005
Mongolia: What's in a name?
The following list of names, which recently appeared in Harper's, caught my eye because I've come across similar names in...Read this article
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January 20, 2005
Jonathan Raban on neocon foreign policy
"There's a sort of corrupted idealism about the insanely innocent Wolfowitz plan for the Middle East, the domino theory in...Read this article
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January 18, 2005
True epiphany lies in the unexpected
"That is at bottom the only courage that is demanded of us: to have the courage for the most strange,...Read this article
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January 14, 2005
Travelers, and grassroots tsunami aid
I've been encouraged in recent days by the amount of grassroots effort on the part of travelers to help the...Read this article
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January 13, 2005
Wanderlust can be a lifelong endeavor
"I suspect it's impossible for some people to stay in one place for good, once they've left the city of...Read this article
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January 12, 2005
Larry Bleiberg on travel writing for newspapers
This month at the RolfPotts.com Writers page, I interview Larry Bleiberg, who has been travel editor of The Dallas Morning...Read this article
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January 10, 2005
Pico Iyer on the importance of seeing the world
"I think the most dangerous thing in a world that is ever more connected is to close your eyes and...Read this article
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January 04, 2005
Please give 10% (and travel to Thailand)
I am still dealing with limited online access in New Orleans, but I wanted to post a quick couple of...Read this article
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