Three days into his round-the-world no-baggage journey, Rolf explores Paris from the back of vintage Citroën 2CV.
19 London clichés in less than four hours
In transit between New York and Paris, Rolf tries to make the most of a three-and-a-half hour London layover.
Why Rolf is Traveling Around the World With No Luggage
From his home in rural Kansas, Rolf lays out the reasons why he wanted to circumnavigate the globe without so much as a fanny pack or a man-purse.
Update: Fall 2010
Friends and vagabonders, This fall I will embark on a journey that will take me around the world without using a single piece of luggage. From late August to early October I will explore 12 countries on five continents, crossing the equator four times, without carrying so much as a man-purse. The few items I…
The Difference: Living Well vs. Doing Well
Advice: There is an overwhelming social compulsion – an insanity of consensus, if you will – to get rich from life rather than live richly, to “do well” in the world instead of living well. This excerpt from Vagabonding explores the notion of simplicity.
Update: Winter/Spring 2010
Friends and vagabonders, Recent months have taken me to places like Wales, Italy, and France — though I’ll confess I’ve spent less time vagabonding than I have giving lectures about the art of vagabonding. 2009 was kind to me in terms of book accolades, as Marco Polo Didn’t Go There became the first American-authored book…
5 Travel Lessons You Can Use at Home
Advice: Travel has a way of slowing you down, of waking you up, of pulling you up out of your daily routines and seeing life in a new way. This new way of looking at the world need not end when you resume your life at home.
St. Petersburg, Vampire-Style
Suffering from jet-lag amid a dead-of-winter magazine assignment, Rolf’s inability to sleep leads him into a series of after-hours dive-bars, where a coterie of young Russians teaches him the philosophical joys of getting to know a city by night.
Update: Fall 2009
Toward the end of each year I usually post a round-up of my travel highlights from the previous 12 months. This year I’ve been diligent enough with updates that I don’t feel I have many new 2009 details to share. Hence, I’ll just share a few images from some of my favorite (photographable) moments this year:…
Where no Travel Writer has Gone Before
In a five-part series, Rolf Potts joins Trekkies aboard a “Star Trek” theme cruise to Bermuda.
Where no Travel Writer has Gone Before (Video)
A video teaser for Rolf’s “Star Trek” fan-cruise series. Original music by Rolfe Kent and Meredith Meyer; edited by Mike Marlett.