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Interview with David Farley: ‘An Irreverent Curiosity’
by Jim Benning | 07.09.09 | 10:30 AM ET
The World Hum contributor's new book illuminates a bizarre mystery in an Italian village. Jim Benning learns more.
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Yahoo! BuzzThe 39 Greatest Names in Travel and Adventure
by Michael Yessis | 07.08.09 | 10:33 AM ET
Juan Ponce de Leon, from an anonymous 16th Century portrait These men and women changed the world through their travels. Michael Yessis appreciates them for more superficial reasons.
Seven Magic Travel Words
by Jerry V. Haines | 07.08.09 | 10:31 AM ET
These trigger terms send Jerry V. Haines into throes of wanderlust
On the Perils of Travel Writing
by David Farley | 07.06.09 | 11:47 AM ET
Photo by David Farley David Farley broke into the New York Times with a story about an eccentric Italian village. When he returned, he feared being chased out by torch-bearing villagers.
Ten Great Travel Twitter Tweets for June
by @worldhum | 07.01.09 | 1:49 PM ET
iStockPhoto What makes a good travel tweet? Here are 10 favorites from the past month.
‘You’re American? I Should Kill You!’
by Cory Eldridge | 07.01.09 | 10:01 AM ET
Photo by Cory Eldridge To most of his roommates at his United Arab Emirates apartment, Cory Eldridge was an exotic American. To one of them, the Iraqi who'd been held at Abu Ghraib prison, he was "President Bush."
Michael Jackson and Me: Strangers in Moscow
by Jeffrey Tayler | 06.26.09 | 2:35 PM ET
REUTERS Jeffrey Tayler recalls a cold night in 1993 when he took a break from writing his first book to see a performance by the "King of Pop"
Non-Places and the End of Travel
by Frank Bures | 06.23.09 | 10:14 AM ET
iStockPhoto Frank Bures on airports, Dubai and Marc Augé's "Non-Places: An Introduction to Supermodernity"
Odd Jobs: The Grill Walker
by David Farley | 06.22.09 | 10:41 AM ET
David Farley meets a guy in Berlin who sells sausages from a grill strapped to his body
How to Lick an Ant in Australia
by Kristin Luna | 06.19.09 | 10:55 AM ET
The Oecophylla smaragdina packs a flavorful punch. Kristin Luna explains how to get a taste.
Travels in the ‘Real Iran’
by Eric Weiner | 06.19.09 | 10:22 AM ET
REUTERS/Damir Sagolj On the intersection of place, politics and culture
Ten Inspirational Women Travelers
by Julia Ross | 06.18.09 | 10:13 AM ET
Julia Ross celebrates women who have blazed their own trails
Stranger in Paradise
by Christopher Vourlias | 06.15.09 | 2:19 PM ET
Photo by Christopher Vourlias Christopher Vourlias searches for a place to call home in Stone Town, Zanzibar
World Hum Travel Movie Club: ‘Away We Go’
by Eva Holland | 06.12.09 | 11:04 AM ET
Publicity still via IGN Eva Holland and Eli Ellison debate the summer's hippest road trip flick
Postcard from Georgia
by Tom Swick | 06.11.09 | 10:54 AM ET
Contemplating and celebrating the world of travel