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Sophia Bentaher on her experience of hitching Europe in search of pastry recipes.
Hitchhiking for pastries: The art of structuring a journey with an obsession
Street Haunting: A London Adventure, by Virginia Woolf (1930)
No one perhaps has ever felt passionately towards a lead pencil. But there are circumstances in which it can become supremely desirable to possess one; moments when we are set upon having an object, an excuse for walking half across London between tea and dinner. As the foxhunter hunts in order to preserve the breed…
How to embrace uncertainty and redefine success by taking a “pathless path”
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Embracing uncertainty and discomfort as the pathless path to true success.
What travel teaches you about the human body, with Dr. Jonathan Reisman
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How travel helps you better understand how your body works
“On Native Ground,” by Wade Davis (2008)
(an excerpt) Some people have asked, “Why does it matter to me in Chicago if some tribe in Africa disappears?” My answer is that it probably doesn’t matter to you at all in Chicago if a tribe in Africa disappears. And what does it matter to a tribe in Africa if Chicago disappears? Again, not…
The creative art of making a living as an adventurer, with Alastair Humphreys
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Alastair Humphreys on making a living as an adventurer
Five of the best Deviate podcast episodes about movies (so far)
One of the reasons I named my podcast Deviate (as opposed to, say, Vagabonding) is that I wanted the creative freedom to veer away from the travel issues I’ve covered as a journalist for the past two decades, and explore other intellectual themes. Since my interest in cinema and screenwriting is as old as my…
The strangers we meet on the road, and how they can deepen our journey
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How the people we meet by accident as we travel can deepen the journey
5 Thoughts On the Difficult Work Of Writing
“One of the things that young writers falsely hope exists is inspiration. A lot of young writers fail because they aren’t putting in the hours. …I think it’s crucial that we have some kind of rhythm. Whether you can write all day every day, or whether you can write four hours on Sunday. Whatever it…
Vagabonding audio companion: What it’s like to come home after a long trip
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How to take the attitude of long-term travel back home with you.
Meghan Daum on career-reinvention, flyover country, nuance, and Gen X
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Author Meghan Daum on career-reinvention, flyover country, and voices of generations