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10 Great Travel Race Movies
by Eva Holland | 09.12.08 | 10:57 AM ET
Slow travel is well and good. But there's something irresistible about a great travel race movie. World Hum Travel Movie Clubbers Eva Holland and Eli Ellison share their favorite vicarious thrill rides.
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Yahoo! BuzzVisit Myanmar—That’s an Order
by Stephen Brookes | 09.09.08 | 12:58 PM ET
Photo by Stephen Brookes Travel to Myanmar has slowed to a trickle. But a decade ago, with great fanfare, the government launched a new tourism campaign. Stephen Brookes, then Rangoon bureau chief for Asia Times, remembers its bizarre launch ceremony.
A Tourist With a Shovel and a Hoe
by Daniela Petrova | 08.27.08 | 2:30 PM ET
Photo by Daniela Petrova. When she arrived in Kenya to volunteer with the Maasai, Daniela Petrova looked down her nose at tourists there to have a good time. But was her own motivation much different?
How Should I Spend My Time in Spain?
by Rolf Potts | 08.21.08 | 12:48 PM ET
Vagabonding traveler Rolf Potts answers your questions about travel
Interview With Paul Theroux: Invisible Man on a Ghost Train
by Jim Benning | 08.18.08 | 5:00 PM ET
Photo by Yingyong Un-Anongrak Jim Benning asks the author of "Ghost Train to the Eastern Star" about his new book, aging and the challenge of disappearing in the age of the BlackBerry.
How to Eat Ceviche in Lima
by Nicholas Gill | 08.15.08 | 11:00 AM ET
Photos by Nicholas Gill Unsentimental Journeys: Wrestling With Paul Theroux
by Bronwen Dickey | 08.13.08 | 11:53 AM ET
Bronwen Dickey considers "Ghost Train to the Eastern Star: 28,000 Miles in Search of the Great Railway Bazaar"
J. Maarten Troost: Enduring Pollution and Reptile-Laden Lunches in China For Our Benefit
by David Farley | 08.08.08 | 10:39 AM ET
David Farley chats with the author of "Lost on Planet China" about the Olympic Games, Tibet and eating not-so-well in the Middle Kingdom
‘The Monster of Florence’: Murder and the Pursuit of Truth
by Frank Bures | 08.07.08 | 10:18 AM ET
Douglas Preston's latest book, the true story of a serial killer in Italy, shows that the world is far from exhausted for those who want to travel deep. Frank Bures tells why.
Like Writing on Water
by Christopher Vourlias | 08.06.08 | 11:30 AM ET
Photo by Christopher Vourlias In western Uganda, Christopher Vourlias met Colin, a farmer and poet who questioned the purpose of life while happily revealing the meaning of nohandika ha maiise.
Affairs to Remember—On-Screen and Off
by Eva Holland | 07.31.08 | 10:48 AM ET
From "Roman Holiday" to "Before Sunrise," Hollywood has understood the appeal of the overseas fling. Eva Holland explains the staying power of the big screen Euro-romance.
Seven Reasons to Have a Foreign Fling
by Terry Ward | 07.30.08 | 11:52 AM ET
Sure, having an overseas romance is fun. But Terry Ward points out seven other benefits to cross-border love, mon petit chou.
Susan Sessions Rugh: ‘The Golden Age of American Family Vacations’
by Elyse Franko | 07.17.08 | 12:19 PM ET
Elyse Franko asks the author of "Are We There Yet?" about the rise and fall of the family vacation, segregation in travel and how family trips are changing today
My Senegalese Cousin, the Rice-Loving Pig
by Katie Krueger | 07.15.08 | 11:53 AM ET
Photo by Katie Krueger. When the woman selling peanuts at a Samba Dia market learned the Senegalese name adopted by Katie Krueger, negotiations took an insulting turn
Tony Perrottet: Exposing Napoleon’s Penis
by David Farley | 07.10.08 | 10:40 AM ET
And other historical curiosities. David Farley interviews the man with the rare knowledge of "2,500 Years of History Unzipped."