Destination: Colombia
Visit Afghanistan: “Urban Attacks Are Infrequent”
by Jim Benning | 11.02.05 | 1:12 PM ET
That’s but one of Robert Young Pelton’s “once dangerous, now safe (sort of)” travel recommendations for 2006. Pelton’s picks, published in National Geographic Adventure, also include Colombia (“Yes, I did get kidnapped in Colombia”) and Sabah, which he calls, curiously, “Borneo for grown-ups.” Ever cautious, Pelton suggests avoiding central Iraq, delicately noting that “People are hunting you.”
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Yahoo! BuzzI Can’t Wait to Get Kidnapped in Colombia, Then Write a Gripping Yet Humorous Account of It
by Jim Benning | 06.16.03 | 11:35 PM ET
Do the worst trips make for the best travel writing? Many successful travel writers insist they do, but South Florida Sun-Sentinel Travel Editor Thomas Swick isn’t buying it. In a provocative Sunday column, he suggests that travel writers cling to this belief in part simply to distinguish themselves from other tourists. “So disaster and suffering become our salvation; the more we experience each, the slimmer our chances of appearing on ‘Wild On!’” he writes. It’s a good point. I’ve never met a travel writer who wanted to appear on the E! Channel’s fluffy show, lounging poolside and sipping a margarita while reading the latest Danielle Steele novel. It just doesn’t look muy macho. To buttress his case, Swick points to several classic books focused on mainly positive experiences, including Paul Theroux’s “The Great Railway Bazaar.”
Zen and the Art of Yoga (While Being Held Hostage by Colombian Rebels)
by Jim Benning | 02.12.03 | 4:36 PM ET
Quick: You’ve just been kidnapped by Colombian rebels. What do you do? If you’re Ruth Morris, one of the Los Angeles Times freelancers kidnapped recently, you do a little, uh, yoga. “As the days passed, I tried to adopt a routine,” she writes in an account of the ordeal in Sunday’s Los Angeles Times. “We would rise with the sun, listen for news of our abduction on the rebels’ small, crackly radio, sit on a rock and sip overly sweet coffee. Then I’d walk downriver to bathe, wash a few clothes, practice yoga and write in my notebook.” That’s the spirit! Don’t let a little jungle kidnapping get in the way of your daily sun salutation and lion’s pose. I’ve worked as a freelance reporter for the Times in Los Angeles, and I never had a day as relaxing as that.
Colombian Kids Find Salvation in Hip Hop
by Michael Yessis | 02.21.02 | 11:57 PM ET
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