Features
Sideways, Down Under
by Tony Perrottet | 06.10.09 | 9:50 AM ET
In the Margaret River region of Western Australia, you can just sip wine and nibble on cheese. Or, like Tony Perrottet, you can push the limits of indulgence.
How to Write a Bad Travel Story
by David Farley | 06.08.09 | 3:25 PM ET
Sure, you could write a compelling story. But why, when you could just as easily write a snoozer? David Farley explains.
I Want to Chronicle My Travels but not Write a Blog. Any Suggestions?
by Rolf Potts | 06.08.09 | 10:56 AM ET
Vagabonding traveler Rolf Potts answers your questions about travel and the world
The Morning After: Breakfast at Balmer’s
by Terry Ward | 06.04.09 | 8:39 AM ET
Terry Ward explores a travel rite of passage in Interlaken, Switzerland
Interview with Gary Shteyngart: On Travel Writing
by Rob Verger | 06.03.09 | 10:20 AM ET
Rob Verger asks the author about the search for authenticity and the evolving task of travel writers
Travel Writing as a Political Act
by Robert Reid | 06.02.09 | 10:39 AM ET
Lonely Planet writer Robert Reid explores the role of travel writers in a complex world
Ten Great Travel Twitter Tweets for May
by @worldhum | 06.01.09 | 5:35 PM ET
What makes a good travel tweet? Here are 10 favorites from the past month.
Face-Off on the Congo
by Jeffrey Tayler | 06.01.09 | 10:23 AM ET
Jeffrey Tayler was cooking lunch along the Congo River when armed men approached, making demands. Enter the Big Man.
Interview With Nicholas Gill: Life in Chaitén, Chile, a Year After the Eruption
by Michael Yessis | 05.29.09 | 10:43 AM ET
Michael Yessis talks to the Frommer's Chile contributor about Chaitén's fate
Visit America Pageant
by Tom Swick | 05.28.09 | 11:30 AM ET
Contemplating and celebrating the world of travel
Interview With Lawrence Osborne: ‘Bangkok Days’
by Frank Bures | 05.27.09 | 11:10 AM ET
Frank Bures asks the author about why Thailand is so hard to capture in words and why its sex trade isn't really about sex
Travel That Counts—or My Passport Is Better-Stamped Than Yours
by Eric Weiner | 05.26.09 | 11:57 AM ET
On the intersection of place, politics and culture
Odd Jobs: Interview with a Prison-Hotel Guard
by David Farley | 05.22.09 | 12:33 PM ET
David Farley meets a Latvian whose job literally includes abusing the guests
An Aerogram From Berlin
by Evan Rail | 05.21.09 | 10:25 AM ET
Evan Rail laments the slow demise of ready-to-mail aerograms
Interview With Doug Lansky: Titanic Awards
by Frank Bures | 05.20.09 | 10:29 AM ET
Frank Bures asks the creator of a new website about the worst travel experiences in the world