Travel Interviews

Interview with Pat Croce: Pirate Soul

M.B. Roberts asks the founder of Pirate Soul Museum in Key West, Florida, about the enduring appeal of pirates

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Interview With Nicholas Kristof: Traveling and Tweeting Under ‘Half the Sky’

Nicholas Kristof Photo by Fred R. Conrad

David Frey asks the author about his dream vacation, Twitter, travel to hellholes and the trip that changed his life

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Audio Interview With Peter Ferry: ‘Travel Writing’

Jim Benning asks the World Hum contributor about writing novels and non-fiction

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Interview with Bonnie Tsui: ‘American Chinatown’

Bonnie Tsui, American Chinatowns Photo by Matthew Elliott

Jenna Schnuer talks to the author of a new book about American Chinatowns and why "broken Chinese is the mark of being Chinese American"

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Interview With Doug Leen: The Lost National Parks Travel Posters

Eli Ellison learns how the former National Park ranger resurrected a long-forgotten series of Depression-era prints

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Interview With Richard Hammond and Jeremy Smith: ‘Clean Breaks’

Joanna Kakissis talks green travel, greenwashing and experiential journeys with the authors of a new book

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Interview With John Rasmus: ‘The New Age of Adventure’

Jim Benning asks the National Geographic Adventure editor about a new travel anthology, and about how technology is changing our sense of adventure

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Interview With Andrew Zimmern: Travels in a ‘Bizarre World’

Interview With Andrew Zimmern: Travels in a ‘Bizarre World’ Credit: Travel Channel, L.L.C.

Joshua Berman asks the Travel Channel host about his new show, his book, and the impact of globalization on culinary diversity

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Interview With Allison Chipak: Photographing Katrina’s Destruction, Four Years Later

Michael Yessis asks Allison Chipak about her haunting images of New Orleans and the state of the city for travelers

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Interview With Rose Hamid: Flight Attendant, Hijab Wearer

Interview With Rose Hamid: Flight Attendant, Hijab Wearer Photo courtesy of Rose Hamid

How does she navigate the tensions between her profession and her faith in a post-9/11 world? Andrea Cooper learns more.

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Interview with Nick Bonner: Touring North Korea

Cullen Thomas talks to the founder of Koryo Tours about his fascination with North Korea and providing tours to the land of Kim Jong Il

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Interview with David Farley: ‘An Irreverent Curiosity’

The World Hum contributor's new book illuminates a bizarre mystery in an Italian village. Jim Benning learns more.

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Odd Jobs: The Grill Walker

David Farley meets a guy in Berlin who sells sausages from a grill strapped to his body

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Interview with Gary Shteyngart: On Travel Writing

Gary Shteyngart Photo by Marion Ettlinger

Rob Verger asks the author about the search for authenticity and the evolving task of travel writers

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Interview With Nicholas Gill: Life in Chaitén, Chile, a Year After the Eruption

Interview With Nicholas Gill: Life in Chaitén, Chile, a Year After the Eruption Photo by Nicholas Gill

Michael Yessis talks to the Frommer's Chile contributor about Chaitén's fate

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