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World Hum’s Top 40 Travel Songs of All Time
by World Hum | 12.15.08 | 12:35 AM ET
We traveled. We listened. We voted. These are the tunes that best capture the spirit of the road.
Interactive Map: World Hum’s Top Travel Songs
by Valerie Conners | 12.15.08 | 12:34 AM ET
We've mapped the list. Click a place, discover a song.
Seventy Ways Travel Magazines Address the Economic Crisis
by Tom Swick | 12.15.08 | 12:18 AM ET
Contemplating and celebrating the world of travel
Eight Best Cities for Street Food
by Terry Ward | 12.15.08 | 12:16 AM ET
Terry Ward lifts the lid on a few of the world's tastiest places to eat the people's cuisine
Plato Was a Backpacker
by Frank Bures | 12.15.08 | 12:10 AM ET
Frank Bures looks a long way back to fellow traveler Plato and the seeds of wisdom
Six Degrees of Vietnam
by Julia Ross | 11.18.08 | 11:50 AM ET
Julia Ross went to Vietnam seeking relaxation and a place to recover from a breakup. She found a whole lot more.
How Can I Save on Transportation During a Round-the-World Trip?
by Rolf Potts | 11.06.08 | 12:34 PM ET
Vagabonding traveler Rolf Potts answers your questions about travel
13 Great Travel Horror Movies
by Eva Holland | 10.29.08 | 4:43 PM ET
Eva Holland and Eli Ellison sift through the carnage to pick their favorites -- and lose a little sleep doing so
Matt Weiland: Through 50 States With 50 Writers
by Frank Bures | 10.23.08 | 4:23 PM ET
The coeditor of "State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America" talks to Frank Bures
Another Tet Offensive
by Joel Carillet | 10.16.08 | 9:43 AM ET
At a cafe in Nha Trang, Vietnam, in the midst of Chinese New Year celebrations, Joel Carillet worked up the courage to ask out his waitress
How to Love Herring in Sweden
by Lola Akinmade | 10.09.08 | 10:50 AM ET
The Water Is Wide
by Bronwen Dickey | 10.07.08 | 4:55 PM ET
Bronwen Dickey considers Tim Butcher's "Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart," which takes readers deep into the Congo
Feasting in Lyon
by Jeffrey Tayler | 09.30.08 | 9:08 AM ET
Jeffrey Tayler feared he would never feel as intoxicated with the sense of discovery as he once did. But something clicked when he set foot in France's third-largest city.
Vagrant Ruminations of a Compulsive Traveler
by Peter Wortsman | 09.24.08 | 10:37 AM ET
Peter Wortsman recalls a life of travel inspiration.
Rolf Potts: Revelations From a Postmodern Travel Writer
by Michael Yessis | 09.19.08 | 8:51 PM ET
Rolf Potts discusses how travel writing has changed in the last decade -- and what he sees for the future.