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Native American football star John Levi takes on the 1927 New York Giants
A Native American football team beat the 1927 NFL Giants: The story of John Levi
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…
Kristen Bush “masterful” in Duncan Macmillan’s “People, Places & Things”
There is something curiously ephemeral about theater: Actors bring a specific world alive onstage for a few weeks or months, then that world vanishes when the play finishes its run. Kristen Bush’s extraordinary presence and stamina as “Emma” in Duncan Macmillan’s dark addiction-recovery drama People, Places and Things at DC’s Studio Theatre was lauded by…
The travel industry is here to help you; feel free to ignore it (with Seth Kugel)
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NYT travel writer Seth Kugel on travel experiences that go beyond what you can buy