Frank Bures

Travel Blog  •  Michael Yessis  •  07.10.06 | 7:15 AM ET

imageFrank Bures has learned many swear words in Italy, fallen out of trees in New Zealand, eaten assorted cow parts in Tanzania, seen amazing dart shows in Thailand and, most recently, investigated penis theft in Nigeria. His work has appeared in Wired, Tin House, Mother Jones, Audubon, Salon.com, the L.A. Times and other publications. His World Hum story Test Day was featured in the The Best American Travel Writing 2004. Another story of his appeared in Travelers’ Tales’ What Color is Your Jockstrap? He is a correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor and is currently at work on a book about culture shock. He’s also World Hum’s books editor and was instrumental in the creation of World Hum’s Top 30 Travel Books list.

Dispatches:
* The Sound of Sunshine
* Test Day
* Family on Safari
* The Magical Miracle Tour
* On Tanzanian Time

Book reviews:
* A Spook’s Planet: “The World Factbook”
* Elizabeth Gilbert: “Eat, Pray, Love”
* Ian Frazier: “Gone to New York”
* Notable Travel Books of 2005
* Welcome to Bizarroland: “Pyongyang”
* Paul Theroux: “Blinding Light”
* Emma Larkin: “Finding George Orwell in Burma”

Q&A’s:
* Billy Collins: The Poetry of Travel
* Christopher Wakling: “Beneath the Diamond Sky”
* Joel Henry: Dean of “Experimental Travel”

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