Star Trek cruising at World Hum, and other new Rolf dispatches

Just a quick heads-up to let everyone know I have a 5-part travel series appearing online at World Hum this week. Entitled “Where No Travel Writer Has Gone Before,” it documents my experience on a Star Trek-themed sea-cruise to Bermuda. What’s it like to travel the earth with people who’d rather be in outer space? Find out by reading the series, which will appear in episodic installments each day this week. A video teaser (which includes theme music by film-score composers Rolfe Kent and Meredith Meyer) is online here.

Elsewhere, my gonzo Russia dispatch, “St. Petersburg, Vampire-Style,” appears in the current issue of Afar Magazine. This story recounts the deliriously boozy experience of exploring the streets of St. Petersburg in the wee hours of the morning, while suffering three consecutive nights of jet lag. Afar has yet to post online content, but the magazine is available at most newsstands.