Editor: Tim Cahill
Rolf’s story: “Penny Pinched”
Notable contributors: Dave Barry, Anne Lamott, David Sedaris, Bill Bryson and Douglas Adams
Not So Funny When It Happened
Lonely Planet Tales from Nowhere
Editor: Don George
Rolf’s Story: “The Living Museum of Nowhere and Everywhere”
Notable contributors: Simon Winchester, Pico Iyer, Tim Cahill, Stanley Stewart, and Anthony Sattin.
The World Is a Kitchen
Editors: Susan Brady and Michele Anna Jordan
Rolf’s Contribution: “Mandu Rolf-Bap”
Notable contributors: Catherine Watson, Richard Sterling, Lydia Polgreen, Jay Cooke, Cindy Wallach, and Mary Taylor Simetti.
What Color Is Your Jockstrap?
Editor: Jennifer L. Leo
Rolf’s Story: “Signs of Confusion”
Notable contributors: Tim Cahill, Susan Orlean, Elliott Hester, and Laurie Notaro.
By the Seat of My Pants
Editor: Don George
Rolf’s Story: “Something Approaching Enlightenment”
Notable contributors: Simon Winchester, Jan Morris, Pico Iyer, Tim Cahill, Doug Lansky, and Jeff Greenwald.
Travel Writing
Author/Editor: Don George
Rolf’s Contribution: “Travel Writing Tips”
Notable contributors: Tim Cahill, Daisann McLane, Pico Iyer, Sara Wheeler, Rory MacLean and Stanley Stewart.
The Best Travel Writing 2005
Editors: James O’Reilly, Larry Habegger, Sean O’Reilly
Rolf’s Story: “Circuit Broken”
Notable contributors: Susan Orlean, Pico Iyer, Mark Jenkins, Bruno Maddox and Murad Kalam.
The Best Travelers’ Tales 2004
Editors: James O’Reilly, Larry Habegger, Sean O’Reilly
Rolf’s Story: “Anthem Soul”
Notable contributors: Simon Winchester, Brad Newsham, Jeff Greenwald and Alison Wright.
Hyenas Laughed at Me and Now I Know Why
Editors: Sean O’ Reilly, Larry Habegger, James O’Reilly, Tim Cahill (introduction)
Rolf’s Story: “Cowboys and Indians, Thai Style”
Notable contributors: Elliott Hester, Doug Lansky, Richard Sterling, William Dalrymple, and Jennifer L. Leo.
The Kindness of Strangers
Editors: Don George, His Holiness the Dalai Lama (preface)
Rolf’s Story: “My Beirut Hostage Crisis”
Notable contributors: Tim Cahill, Jan Morris, Simon Winchester, and Dave Eggers
Travelers’ Tales Turkey
Editor: James Villers, Jr.
Rolf’s Story: “Turkish Knockout”
Notable contributors: Tim Cahill, Nick Danziger, Robert D. Kaplan, John Krich, and Tony Perrottet