The Perils of Traveling by Private Jet

Smoke-Free Hotels On the Rise

Los Angeles Native Jonny Olsen: Huge in Laos

Saving Chekhov’s Yalta ‘White Dacha’ Home

How Can I Save on Transportation During a Round-the-World Trip?

Vagabonding traveler Rolf Potts answers your questions about travel

13 Great Travel Horror Movies

The Hollywood horror archives are filled with tales of bad trips. To celebrate Halloween, Eva Holland and Eli Ellison sift through the carnage to pick their favorites—and lose a little sleep doing so.

Matt Weiland: Through 50 States With 50 Writers

The coeditor of “State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America” talks to Frank Bures about the book, the WPA and how the United States hasn’t been “bulldozed for speed”

Love Herring in Sweden

From artery-clogging casseroles to a fermented concoction that smells alarmingly like vinegary flatulence, Lola Akinmade digs in to a smörgåsbord of herring and explains how to best appreciate Scandinavia’s favorite fish. 

The Water Is Wide

Bronwen Dickey considers Tim Butcher’s “Blood River: A Journey to Africa’s Broken Heart,” which takes readers deep into the Congo

Vagrant Ruminations of a Compulsive Traveler

Where does the urge to hunt for that “fleeting fix of elsewhere” come from? Peter Wortsman recalls a life of travel inspiration. 

Notes From an Unofficial Tourist Greeter

Summer is over, and so is Julia Ross‘ season as an ambassador to travelers in Washington, D.C.’s Woodley Park neighborhood. She’s happy to be off duty.

Who Knew Hugo Chavez Had Oprah-Like Powers?*

Jim, I thought the same thing when I heard about Chomsky’s book being #1 on amazon.

Wouldn’t it be great if Chavez continued down the Oprah path and landed his own talk show?  Relating back to a recent World Hum post - he could do a few episodes on his across-the-USA road trip with his best girlfriend. 

Now that would be some great television.

How do you think Chavez takes his Big Macs?

That’s funny, Kelsey. From what I understand, Chavez has a tendency to ramble on for hours on Venezuelan TV—Castro-like—and he invites guests on, too. So he may not be too far away from such a show already.

And regarding the road trip: Given Venezuela’s vast oil supply, he’d have little trouble fueling such a thing. That would have to be something he could do with his best buddy Fidel—perhaps in a 50s Chevy straight from the streets of Havana.