So Long, Virtual Magic Kingdom

Paris Is ‘Still Paris’

Finding NYC in Grand Theft Auto’s ‘Liberty City’

New Addition to the Travel Lexicon: ‘Holidate’

In Patagonia, In Patagonia

Tim Patterson packs his fleece and long underwear, and enters the Twilight Zone where corporate branding meets the multi-layered reality of place. 

Should I Quit Law School so I can Travel the World?

Vagabonding traveler Rolf Potts answers your questions about travel

‘The Worst Guidebook Writer Ever’?

Lonely Planet author Robert Reid reviews Thomas Kohnstamm’s “Do Travel Writers Go to Hell?” and weighs in on the controversy surrounding it

Thomas Kohnstamm’s Lonely Planet: The Firestorm Around ‘Do Travel Writers Go to Hell?’

The author of a new book that purports to explore the underside of travel writing is taking a lot of hits. Frank Bures asks him about the controversy he’s stirred up and his take on the guidebook industry.

Have a Hockey Night in Canada

From Montreal to Sault Ste. Marie, the sport is the country’s greatest passion. Eva Holland explains where to go to indulge—and who you need to know.

Promised Land Closed

And other odd and unlikely signs from around the world. Aficionado Doug Lansky, editor of the book “Signspotting,” recounts his 10 favorites.

10 Sizzling Hot Travel Tips From Sir Francis Bacon

Rolf Potts repackages the 17th century philosopher’s ‘Of Travel’ essay in the manner of a 21st century magazine feature

Paul Theroux: ‘The Travel Book Was a Bore’

Theroux did breath new life into the travel book, making himself the primary character in a picaresque adventure tale. The books were of a different time and place. His world was much more exotic, because many more places were forbidden, inaccessible and unknown to most of us. He gave us the vicarious pleasure of reading about places that we thought we would never visit. Theroux’s best travel writin, like Le carre’s best novels, were written prior to the end of the cold war when some places and cultures were forbidden to most of us.