Rolf poses with one his favorite travel-writing role-models, adventure scribe Tim Cahill, at Northern California's Book Passage Conference in August Toward the end of each year I usually post a round-up of my travel highlights from the previous 12 months. This year I've been diligent enough with additions to the " Rolf's News and Updates...

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...