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On the joys of getting lost, learning languages, and interacting with distant cultures at home.
Seek out global connections while you’re still at home (with Kristin Van Tassel)
Six of the best Deviate podcast episodes about sports (so far)
One of the reasons I created my Deviate podcast was to occasionally explore cultural and intellectual themes that go beyond the travel issues I typically write about. Since I’ve been intrigued with sports since my preschool days on a summertime swim-team (and, later in my youth, soccer teams and running clubs) in Wichita, many Deviate…
A Native American football team beat the 1927 NFL Giants: The story of John Levi
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Native American football star John Levi takes on the 1927 New York Giants
Why you go someplace is less important than just going (with Tony Perrottet)
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Travel writer Tony Perrottet on the idiosyncrasies of ancient Roman tourists.
Justin’s “Grateful Acre” fable, from Will Arbery’s “Heroes of the Fourth Turning”
The grateful acre was created when God created the Earth. The grateful acre was grateful to wake up one day and realize that it was an acre. God smiled upon it and the grateful acre was grateful. It was grateful when dirt appeared upon it. Even though the dirt made the acre feel heavier, the…
Integrating love of travel & love of home (with philosopher Chloe Cooper Jones)
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“Easy beauty” versus “difficult beauty,” and how it affects the way we see things on the road.
A few thoughts on the merits of taking an extended break from social media
As 2023 gets underway, I’ve resolved to be less “virtually present” on social media, and more emotionally present in my own life. Hence, it’s unlikely I’ll be adding many new posts to my Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook accounts in the coming months. Lowering one’s social-media profile might seem like a peculiar choice in 2023, given…
Travel contracts your possessions and expands your life (with Eric Weiner)
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Author Eric Weiner on the joys of slowing down and being open to uncertainty on the road
Dispatches from “The Vagabond’s Way” book launch (and a sojourn in DC)
My newest book, The Vagabond’s Way: 366 Meditations on Wanderlust, Discovery and the Art of Travel, debuted in October, with a series of virtual and live events in places like New York, Kansas, and San Francisco. Early praise for the book came from The New York Times, which noted: “Rolf Potts, the author who inspired wanderlust…
Travelers create their own distinct global culture (with anthropologist Pegi Vail)
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Filmmaker and anthropologist Pegi Vail on global traveler culture
The global definition of “traveler” is broad (and vibrant)
My book The Vagabond’s Way has a mini-chapter entitled “The Definition of ‘Traveler’ is Broad (and Vibrant),” which examines the notion that “middle-class folks from industrialized countries aren’t the only people taking journeys.” I allude to a number of situations that illustrate this (based on travel experiences in India, Mexico, Laos, and Sumatra), but the…