The holiday season is upon us and on every side we're being encouraged to buy stuff and to give because the holidays are about giving. But what do you do if someone on your gift list is a traveler and, like me, lives out of his backpack. There's no sense in giving a bathrobe to...

This year we’re celebrating Christmas in Borneo. Last year we were on Cape Cod, in the USA, the year before that, Guatemala, the year before that, Canada, the year before that found us in Tunisia, camped in the cold on the edge of the ocean of sand. One of the most interesting parts of our...

Holidays are most definitely one of the highlights of everybody’s year. We all have our little traditions we stick to and, as kids, look forward to all of them. I used to measure my years by all the holiday traditions we had: making our own valentines… putting up a shamrock tree… the 4 th of...

It's once again winter holiday season, which means it's time for me to tout my books as stocking stuffers for the travel lovers on your Christmas list. And, since I'm stateside this month, I'm able to mail out signed copies at a reduced price. Vagabonding and Marco Polo Didn't Go There are $15 each --...

It's once again winter holiday season, which means it's time to tout my books as stocking stuffers for the travel lovers on your Christmas list. The new twist this year is that you can order signed copies of either book from me directly -- just send an email to books [at] rolfpotts [dot] com for...