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Traveling the world's driest desert
Season 6 Episode 255
“If you're someone who's always dreamed of going to Mars but you don't have the time to become an astronaut, you can just visit the Atacama Desert.” …
11 months ago
Why a chapter about "slum tourism" was edited out of The Vagabond's Way (with Chloe Cooper Jones)
Season 6 Episode 254
“Travel does not require leaving your city or state or country, but it does require leaving your comfort zone. And that can happen a block or two awa…
1 year ago
The curious ethics of slum tourism
Season 6 Episode 254
“Travel does not require leaving your city or state or country, but it does require leaving your comfort zone. And that can happen a block or two awa…
1 year ago
Long-term travel 101: Matt Kepnes on how to slow down and save money on an extended global journey
Season 6 Episode 253
“The most difficult part about traveling the world isn’t actually the logistics of a trip—it’s finding the courage to go in the first place.” —Matt K…
1 year ago
How to Travel the World on $75 a Day
Season 6 Episode 253
“The most difficult part about traveling the world isn’t actually the logistics of a trip—it’s finding the courage to go in the first place.” —Matt K…
1 year ago
Travel memoir lab: On blending travel narrative with a broader memoiristic life-narrative
Season 6 Episode 252
“We do a lot of writing alone, in our own space. But writing is not a solitary practice. The business of writing requires a community.” –Angelique St…
1 year, 1 month ago
Travel memoir lab: Travel writing as life writing
Season 6 Episode 252
“We do a lot of writing alone, in our own space. But writing is not a solitary practice. The business of writing requires a community.” –Angelique St…
1 year, 1 month ago
How a journey on the Hippie Trail changed Rick Steves' life (and influenced Rolf's travels too)
Season 6 Episode 251
“Anybody with curiosity and wanderlust can have their own Hippie Trail. They just need to get away from home, embrace the world, and have an adventur…
1 year, 1 month ago
Rick Steves on The Hippie Trail
Season 6 Episode 251
“Anybody with curiosity and wanderlust can have their own Hippie Trail. They just need to get away from home, embrace the world, and have an adventur…
1 year, 1 month ago
A travel writers' Super Bowl special: Pico Iyer and Rolf discuss NFL football from the global perspective
Season 6 Episode 250
“My life has often forced me to watch the Super Bowl in unusual circumstances. The first Super Bowl found me in boarding school in England, huddled u…
1 year, 2 months ago