Obama Tourism: Where to Go to Trace His Roots?

Travel Blog  •  Jim Benning  •  11.13.08 | 12:32 PM ET

It would require no small trip. Writes the AP’s Beth J. Harpaz: “[T]o see all the places connected to Obama’s life story, you’d have to visit three countries, six time zones and six states.” Yeah, I’d say Obama qualifies as a global soul. Speaking of which, Global Soul author Pico Iyer was having hamburgers with Paul Theroux in Hawaii, pre-election, when he spotted the future global-soul prez on the beach with his family. Iyer writes about it in Time.

Tags: Barack Obama, Global Village, North America, United States, Shrinking Planet


3 Comments for Obama Tourism: Where to Go to Trace His Roots?

Eva 11.13.08 | 2:08 PM ET

Cool, thanks for that Iyer Obama piece!

(Also, it’s kind of thrilling to hear that Pico Iyer and Paul Theroux occasionally get together for burgers.)

Ling 11.14.08 | 10:48 AM ET

No link to the AP story? I’d like to know all the places where Obama has roots. I know about Hawaii, Chicago, Kenya, and Indonesia. And Kansas, I think? What’s the 6th one?

Jim Benning 11.14.08 | 11:14 AM ET

Whoops. Just added the link.

You’re on the right track, Ling. There are a few places where Obama went to college and then law school: Eagle Rock near Los Angeles, Boston and New York.

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