Travel Interviews

Andrew Steves: Travels in Dad’s Footsteps

For young Americans, the first solo trip to Europe is a rite of passage. But what's in store if your father is the king of Europe guidebook writers? Jim Benning finds out.

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Don George: The Art of Travel Writing

Jim Benning asks the author of Lonely Planet's new guide to travel writing about the pleasures and challenges of the work, and the legacy of Salon.com's Wanderlust

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Michael Shapiro: A Sense of Place

Jim Benning asks the travel writer about his new book and his encounters with the world's best travel writers

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James O’Reilly: A Decade of Travelers’ Tales

Michael Yessis asks the co-founder of the celebrated travel book publisher about 10 years of storytelling

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Thomas Swick: A Way to See the World

Jim Benning asks the South Florida Sun-Sentinel travel editor about his new book and the role of the travel writer in challenging times

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Doug Lansky: Around the World

Jim Benning asks the travel writer about his new book, his celebration of wacky signs and, in a roundabout way, a way that pertains almost directly to travel, Liz Taylor's forehead

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Jeff Greenwald: Travel During War

As war rages in Iraq, Jim Benning speaks with the travel writer about his anti-war stand, his call for Americans to journey abroad, and his new organization, Ethical Traveler

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Rolf Potts: The Art of Vagabonding

Jim Benning speaks with the writer about his new book, Americans' travel habits and the "diversity renaissance" in travel writing these days

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Daisann McLane: The Frugal Traveler

Michael Yessis speaks with the writer about the joy of travel, "travel pornography" and the lure of cheap hotels

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Ramon Stoppelenburg: Let Him Stay for a Day

Michael Yessis talks about the goodness of strangers and the logistics of travel with the world's only full-time guest

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Sean O’Reilly: The Journey Inward

Michael Yessis speaks with the Travelers' Tales editor about the spiritual and tribal-busting nature of travel

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Elliott Hester: Plane Insanity

Jim Benning talks with the author and flight attendant about the buzz of airports, the hum of airplanes and the joy of flying

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