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Joel Henry: Dean of “Experimental Travel”
by Frank Bures | 07.14.05 | 3:55 PM ET
A new book from Lonely Planet preaches the gospel of unconventional travel. What's it all about? Frank Bures asks its author.
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Yahoo! BuzzHow to Kiss Hello in France
by Terry Ward | 06.29.05 | 8:48 PM ET
Photo by Terry Ward The French tradition of exchanging kisses when saying hello and goodbye to family, friends and often perfect strangers can baffle outsiders. How to faire la bise? Terry Ward kisses and tells.
Big Brother in Burma
by Frank Bures | 06.29.05 | 8:14 PM ET
Journalist Emma Larkin traveled around Burma to see where author George Orwell spent five years of his life. She discovered what just might be the most Orwellian country in the world. Frank Bures reviews Larkin's new book on the topic, "Finding George Orwell in Burma."
Burma’s Ongoing Cycle of Despair
by Jeff Greenwald | 06.29.05 | 6:50 PM ET
Photo by Rolf Potts Burma was once known as the "Golden Land" by Western adventurers. Not any longer. Under a tyrannical regime, the country's spiritual and de facto political leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, languishes in prison. For her 60th birthday, Jeff Greenwald has a gift idea.
I’m Saving Money for My First Long Trip. Where is a Good Place for First-Time Vagabonders to Go?
by Rolf Potts | 06.29.05 | 3:36 PM ET
Vagabonding traveler Rolf Potts answers your questions about travel
I recently graduated high school. Should I pursue college first and then head off to travel?
by Rolf Potts | 06.23.05 | 2:59 PM ET
Vagabonding traveler Rolf Potts answers your questions about travel
Andrew Steves: Travels in Dad’s Footsteps
by Jim Benning | 06.21.05 | 1:19 PM ET
For young Americans, the first solo trip to Europe is a rite of passage. But what's in store if your father is the king of Europe guidebook writers? Jim Benning finds out.
I want to go around the world in 80 days without using planes and only $1,000. What do you think?
by Rolf Potts | 05.25.05 | 2:51 PM ET
Vagabonding traveler Rolf Potts answers your questions about travel
Girl Power in the Land of the Maharajahs
by Terry Ward | 04.20.05 | 9:03 PM ET
Terry Ward took heat from her American friends when she strayed from convention to travel the world. In an Indian guesthouse, she learned that some struggles are universal.
Don George: The Art of Travel Writing
by Jim Benning | 03.22.05 | 8:59 PM ET
Jim Benning asks the author of Lonely Planet's new guide to travel writing about the pleasures and challenges of the work, and the legacy of Salon.com's Wanderlust
Confessions of a Chicken Man
by Doug Mack | 02.03.05 | 7:01 PM ET
Photo by Jim Benning. Doug Mack knows exactly what you think of him when he orders the blandest thing on a foreign menu. And he's okay with that.
Tsunamis Bring Out the Best in Travelers
by Jim Benning | 01.30.05 | 7:03 PM ET
In much of Asia, Western tourists are best known for frittering away time on beaches and haggling over the price of $4 hotel rooms. But when the tsunamis struck, Jim Benning writes, many visitors proved worthy guests.
A Winter’s Tale
by Jim Heintz | 01.11.05 | 12:51 AM ET
Jim Heintz goes to Iceland
Signs of Confusion
by Rolf Potts | 12.03.04 | 9:32 PM ET
Bad translations abound. In a Thai restaurant, Rolf Potts struggles to make sense of them.
The Burden of War
by Wendy Knight | 11.05.04 | 9:34 PM ET
Photo by Bobby Model Wendy Knight went to Sudan in search of compelling war stories. Then her own personal battle began.