Because the Best Things in Life are Off-Topic

Travel deviations can be as appealing as travel plans, with Ari Shaffir

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Ari Shaffir talks about why getting lost on the road can be a good thing, as presented in Rolf’s new book, The Vagabond’s Way.

The Vagabond’s Way: An audio introduction to Rolf’s new book

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An audio excerpt from the introduction of Rolf’s new book, The Vagabond’s Way

Vagabonding audio companion: Love, finding home, and telling TV travel stories

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Travel-TV host Ernest White II on the nuances of Kansas, and what home reveals about travel

“On the Ice”: What it’s like to live and work at Antarctica’s McMurdo Station

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"On the Ice": What it's like to live and work at Antarctica's McMurdo Station
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The joys and challenges of living and working in Antarctica, with Karen Pszonka

A Critical Race Theorist’s guide to writing smut novels, with Dr. Kevin Harrison

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Kevin Harrison on storytelling from places and people we don’t typically hear about.

Traveler ideals, hospitality, and the disappearance of an Italian priest in Syria

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Traveler ideals, hospitality, and the disappearance of an Italian priest in Syria
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The life and disappearance of Father Paolo Dall’Oglio and his travelers’ sanctum in Syria

Refuse to be Done: The art of creative persistence for long-haul projects

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Creative persistence: The art of writing (and finishing) better long-form narratives

Marcia DeSanctis on revisiting places, souvenirs, and travel as self-reinvention

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Marcia deSanctis on revisiting places, souvenirs, and travel as self-reinvention

Chris Guillebeau on life goals, work, and travel as alt-university [encore]

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On confronting discontent, travel as education, and how to write a Big Idea book.

Hitchhiking for pastries: The art of structuring a journey with an obsession

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Sophia Bentaher on her experience of hitching Europe in search of pastry recipes.