Michael Wigge Shares His Secrets By Hannah Monahan Traveling the world may seem like an exciting but expensive idea. But what if it could be done for free? Michael Wigge did just that. Casting away the norms of conventional travel, he set out on his trip from his native Germany…
Erin Caslavka’s story ‘The Legend of Sleepy Da’ from an anthology of stories by members of the Bay Area Travel Writers entitled Travel Stories from Around the World.
Smile, Your Camera Loves You: Learn to Love It Back By Peter Sacco They say a picture is worth a thousand words. In travel, make that two thousand. That’s why the articles we publish are surrounded by so many images. Good photography and understanding your new camera isn’t as difficult as…
‘Travels in Siberia’ Examines a Lost Territory, a road trip through the most desolate and remote parts of Siberia in Northern Russia. Ian Frasier, author.
The Worst of Travel, for the Fun of It Think of the most terrible travel experience you’ve ever had and the feelings of disgust and hatred that came with it. Now imagine repeatedly visiting the most horrible tourist spots consecutively. Chuck Thompson embraces the worst travel destinations of all time…
Kook: What Surfing Taught Me About Life, Love, and Catching the Perfect Wave By Peter Heller In the summer of 2007, Peter Heller, an award winning adventure writer who lives in Denver, decided to drop everything, pick up a surfboard, and see if, at age 46, he could learn to…
By Malea Ritz Thomas Kohnstamm’s book “Do Travel Writers Go to Hell?” records the good, the bad and the ugly truth of a career as a travel writer, including the transition from a cubicle clone to an office-less traveler. This is one of the funniest books I’ve ever read on…
Hidden Europe: Francis Tapon’s book on What Eastern Europeans Can Teach Us reflecting on traits found in Baltic countries.
Travel Fun for the Family: A Kid, A Grownup & A Travel Bug by Janice Davis By Helena Wahlstrom Janice Davis admits she’s no travel expert — just a mom who loves to travel with her kids — but her book, A Kid, A Grownup & A Travel Bug is…
Love with a Chance of Drowning by Torre DeRoche: Deep-water phobic Torre DeRoche embarks on a cross-Pacific sailing adventure for love and survives.
One Man’s Amazing Journey Through Peace & War on the Nile Ah, the Nile. What hasn’t been said of it? —Maria Golia, Cairo: City of Sand By Max Hartshorne GoNOMAD Editor In The Black Nile, American writer Dan Morrison sets out with a childhood friend to take a journey that few…
Ten Best Monasteries and Convents: Lonely Planet lists the ten best monasteries around the world in their great guidebook, 1000 Ultimate Sights.
