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Historian and author on the spectacle and idiosyncrasies of the ancient Olympics in Greece.
Because the Best Things in Life are Off-Topic
Experiencing Japan the slow way (on the 750-mile Shikoku Pilgrimage)
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The joys and idiosyncrasies of traveling Japan on foot.
Vagabonding audio companion: How your earliest journeys transform you
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A “Vagabonding Audio Companion” episode, on the mindset and lessons of long-term journeys.
Digital nomadism: A history and future (from a documentary film in progress)
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Rolf shares audio outtakes from an in-progress film documentary about digital nomadism.
Travel in the “Mad Men” era: Stewardess work at the dawn of the Jet Age
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Author Julia Cooke on it was like to fly PanAm at the dawn of the Jet Age.
The curious case of a con-man who infiltrated the world of elite travelers
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Author Dave Seminara on how a man named William Baekeland conned an elite travel community.
Memories you didn’t know you remembered: A deeper dive into nostalgia
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Rolf and Kiki dig deeper into the notion of nostalgia, and how it frames one’s memories of life.
What a 20th century monk can teach us about living (with Sophfronia Scott)
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The Seeker and the Monk: Why Thomas Merton is as relevant as ever
Life changing travel experiences: Epiphanies of expatriate life in Korea
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Rolf and his friends recall their formative travel years teaching English in Asia.
Paul Theroux on the necessary obstacles of immersive slow travel [encore]
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“Mosquito Coast” author Paul Theroux on slow travel and the art of listening [encore]