Just about every travel writer I know recently applied to the NY Times to go to all their “52 Places to Go” this year. And like just about every travel writer I know, I didn’t get it. (It does look like they made … Read on
I love ruins. I’ve climbed Mayan pyramids, sat in Greek amphitheaters and walked lost Roman roads. It’s not the literal history that draws me — I don’t care that much about kings I’d never heard of before — but the atmosphere that feels … Read on
I had the privilege recently to speak at David Farley’s Restless Legs reading series at Lolita in the Lower East Side. I wrote something for the event, called “The Hopes & Dreams of Our Travel Generation’s Contributions to the Betterment of Travel are … Read on
VIDEO: MY FAVORITE TOWN IN BURMA I have a documenting problem, in that I document too much. I know it’s wrong, but pretty much any where I go I end up trying to ‘capture’ by my digital camera, then my video camera, then … Read on
A BREATHER & A HARD TRIPThe past several months have been busy for me — finishing up maps for the website, tracking the Central Vietnam floods, and finishing up the last text for the free Vietnam guidebook. I’ve also been talking with a … Read on
