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“To go off the beaten path, I use a guidebook.” – Pauline Frommer, quoting a young reader

In this episode of Deviate, Rolf and Pauline discuss the founding of Frommer’s guidebooks and the guidebook revolution (3:30); curating content in the modern world (10:30); sidestepping travel-marketing content (17:15); how guidebooks have been tailored to meet the demands of current travelers (29:00); the impact of global over-tourism (38:00); and the pitfalls of travel, and how to start the process of planning one’s next trip (46:00).

Pauline Frommer (@Frommers) is the co-President of Frommer Media LLC, publisher of the Frommer’s Travel Guidebook series, for which Pauline is the Editorial Director. She is the author of the best-selling travel guide, Frommer’s EasyGuide to New York City and her writing has appeared in such publications as Budget Travel and Newsweek. Pauline is the co-host of Frommer’s Travel Show. 

Notable Links:

• Arthur Frommer (travel writer)
• The GIs Guide to Traveling in Europe (guidebook)
• Book Passage Travel Writers & Photographers Conference
• The Beach (movie)
• Lonely Planet (guidebook)
• Rick Steves (guidebook)
• Hawaii Revealed (guidebook)
• Let’s Go (guidebook)
• 60 Minutes (television program)
• Fodors Travel Guide (guidebook)
• Moon Travel Guide (guidebook)
• World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (organization)
• Workaway (travel platform)
• Anthony Bourdain (celebrity chef / travel documentarian)
• Midnight’s Children, by Salman Rushdie (novel)

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