It’s become every travel blogger’s rite of passage: a review of Rolf Potts’ inimitable travel tome, Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide... Read More
A while back, I started a post entitled something like The Seven Tenets of Travel. The number is irrelevant as... Read More
Tim Leffel remarks: Lonely Planet is taking a big step forward though with guidebook chapters you can download. Some of... Read More
I’ve been pimping Tim Ferriss’ The 4 Hour Workweek pretty hard over the past few weeks. Maybe too hard. But... Read More
With Man vs. Wild season two in full swing (and kicking just as much ass as season one!), I thought... Read More
For those unfamiliar with French lexicon, “a la carte” loosely translates to: “without having to carry big a$$ guidebooks around... Read More
Were I perusing the stacks at my local Borders, Beth Whitman’s Wanderlust and Lipstick: The Essential Guide for Women Traveling... Read More
WorldHum.com's Frank Bures has scratched the thin, glossy veneer of enough "1001 Places/Things/People to See/Do/Visit/Check Off Before You Die" books to explain why they're mostly superficial twaddle. Read More
Quite likely the world’s largest book debuted in China today: According to GX News: Currently on display at the first... Read More
Finally: the revised and updated edition of the only modern day classic that pays proper homage to the inimitable, essential... Read More
Race car driver Alexander Roy documents his 31 hour and 4 minute journey from New York to Los Angeles in... Read More
The next time you’re at a wine and cheese soirée and a well heeled guest begins to talk about her... Read More
Cover your Lonely Planet Guide to China in brown paper, or just make a copy of what you’ll need to... Read More
If you aren't lucky enough to be able to travel non-stop, reading some great travel narratives between trips is a perfect way to fill the gap. Read More
Eva Holland explores the ins and outs of writing manuals and why they're so essential for aspiring travel writers. Read More
Olivia Giovetti shares the five books that continue to feed her travel addiction. Read More
Eva Holland shares the five books that continue to feed her travel addiction. Read More
Bill Bryson’s A Walk in the Woods is perhaps my favorite hiking/camping book of all time. Few books actually make... Read More
I’ve never been to Brazil. I have, however, met a whole lot of great Brazilian people, and that alone has... Read More
I’m pretty sure Tony Hawks didn’t set out with the aim of becoming a travel writer. I’d say this British... Read More