near Roan Mountain, Tennessee To be immersed in a foreign world, one doesn't necessarily need to leave the country. If you're American, for example, you could go to parts of Miami. Even better, you could take a hike on the Appalachian Trail. Completed in 1937, the 2175-mile long Appalachian Trail stretches from Georgia to Maine....

[Note: Each Saturday this month, Vagablogging is featuring self-published travel books reviewed by self-published travel authors. This week, Grant Lingel reviews Planet Backpacker .] Review by Grant Lingel On the back of Robert Downes’ book, Planet Backpacker , there is a caution to readers: "WARNING: Reading this book could cause your feet to wander." There...

What Vagabonder doesn't want some used gear, at cheap cheap cheap prices? Especially if you are a camper or backpacker...or kayaker...or biker... Two extremely popular outdoor supply stores, REI and MEC , offer "used gear" garage sales to their card-holding members, at least once or twice a year. These bonanza style sales often open their...

There's a new kind of traveller around. They're someone that doesn't need to curl up in the back seat of a bus, next to the rattling toilet door and annoying cellphone user (how do they keep those conversations lasting for seven hours?). They're a person that can revel in a private room, while the rest...