Tag: Best American Travel Writing
The Best Travel Stories from World Hum
by World Hum | 03.12.09 | 12:39 PM ET
Which stories do book editors think are the best travel stories from World Hum? These World Hum essays have appeared in "The Best American Travel Writing," "Best Women's Travel Writing" and "Best Travel Writing" anthologies.
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by Catherine Watson | 10.08.07 | 12:23 PM ET
After searching all her life, Catherine Watson felt she'd found home on Easter Island. Then she heard a whisper in her ear: Be careful what you wish for.
Interview with George Saunders: Loose in the Real World
by Frank Bures | 09.28.07 | 1:03 PM ET
Frank Bures talks with the author about Dubai, Nepal's Buddha Boy and what he learned about travel from a mob of rock-hauling, 70-year-old women in Singapore
Hope and Squalor at Chungking Mansion
by Karl Taro Greenfeld | 08.13.07 | 11:24 AM ET
Photos via Wikipedia. 
Karl Taro Greenfeld explores Hong Kong's notorious black-market bazaar and budget accommodations, and one possible over-populated, multi-ethnic future for us all
The Lost World of Nigeria
by Frank Bures | 07.30.07 | 11:41 AM ET
Photo by Frank Bures. The Eredo once formed a boundary between the real and spirit worlds, and could easily contain Manhattan. Frank Bures goes in search of one of the planet's forgotten architectural wonders.
The Woman in the Keffiyeh
by Jeffrey Tayler | 06.11.07 | 6:52 PM ET
Photo illustration by Jim Benning. In southernmost Turkey, women are known as the forbidden ones. So when a beautiful local invited Jeffrey Tayler for a ride on her horse-drawn cart and unmasked herself, he tried not to look. But he failed.
Unlocking Beirut
by Catherine Watson | 12.29.06 | 1:23 PM ET
When Catherine Watson left Lebanon's capital city in the 1960s, she carried home the key to her former apartment. Forty years later, she returned with her prized souvenir and found it could still open doors.
The Places We Find Ourselves
by Kristin Van Tassel | 05.31.06 | 6:59 AM ET
Her official title was faculty sponsor. But in the confusion of post-Katrina New Orleans, Kristin Van Tassel realized the slippery nature of the roles we all play.
Lust in Translation
by Jim Benning | 05.01.06 | 8:20 PM ET
iStockPhoto When the phone rang in his hotel room in Xian, China, Jim Benning expected to face a frustrating language barrier. He never imagined a woman with a sultry voice at the other end.
A Brief and Awkward Tour of the End of the Earth
by Jason Anthony | 02.27.06 | 9:47 PM ET
Photo by Jason Anthony. Jason Anthony was working as a U.S. Antarctic Program fuels operator when he was called to remote Vostok Station. It was a trip he would lie to take.
The Art of Writing a Story About Walking Across Andorra
by Rolf Potts | 12.30.05 | 1:56 PM ET
Art by Jeff Wilson. He traversed an entire nation in a long weekend. Now Rolf Potts shows how you can impress members of the opposite sex and write a textbook-perfect travel article in eight easy steps.
The Joy of Steam
by Tony Perrottet | 11.03.05 | 10:29 PM ET
Photo by Kate Milford. Tony Perrottet went for a simple scrub down at the oldest bath house in Istanbul and discovered a link to the ancient Roman Empire
Test Day
by Frank Bures | 09.10.03 | 9:49 PM ET
Photo by Frank Bures. Frank Bures administers an English exam to his students in Tanzania, where life is hard and giving up isn't an option
Sandbags in the Archipelago
by Heather Eliot | 03.15.03 | 9:54 PM ET
On a remote South Pacific island, Heather Eliot meets a man and explores the fine line between fantasy and reality.
War Zones for Idiots
by Tom Bissell | 10.21.02 | 10:54 PM ET
Photo courtesy Tom Bissell The "World Series of Journalism" had begun in Afghanistan, and Tom Bissell didn't have to qualify to play. He just had to show up.
Power Trip
by Emily Maloney | 09.03.02 | 10:58 PM ET
Art by Emily Maloney. Grab your 3-D glasses! Pin that name tag to your jacket! Now get on the bus with American art student Emily Maloney for a class excursion to a Japanese nuclear plant.
Innocence Abroad
by Drew Forsyth | 07.13.02 | 11:00 PM ET
When the Taiwanese police hauled him in, Drew Forsyth experienced one of a traveler's worst nightmares: He went to jail for a crime he didn't commit.
Islam’s Bloody Celebration
by Rolf Potts | 10.03.01 | 12:59 AM ET
At the Muslim Feast of the Sacrifice in Jordan, Rolf Potts unearths the quirky, intimate face of an Islamic world you won't find on the news
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