Recently I was on a hike and one of the topic of conversations was travel literature. We talked about some of our favorite books, what we were reading now, and what inspired us. My hiking buddy, Kory Kilmer, mentioned the one that really caught him was John Steinbeck‘s Travels with Charley. It was right at […]
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The Best American Travel Writing of 2008
I’ve fallen to the hype of Anthony Bourdain and his No Reservations show on the Travel Channel. I’ve watched it for some time now and attribute it as the sole reason for me turning the ol’ dial back there. I was so sick of many of the other programs they ran that I just flipped […]
Americana: Dispatches from the New Frontier
With the picture of a gleaming Airstream motorhome on the cover of the book I had initially expected it to be about author Hampton Sides’ travels across America; one big road trip of sorts. Instead, Americana: Dispatches from the New Frontier, are a collection of his essays about what make the United States great. And […]
The Journals of Lewis and Clark
There are so many historic trails in the United States that it’s difficult to pick just one to study. The Lewis and Clark trail though holds a special place in the hearts of Americans, largely because it’s the only one most of us have heard of, as we learned about it in grade school. To […]
Adventures of a Continental Drifter
The practice of selling everything I own after packing a few essentials in a case and heading out the door to see the world has been a dream of mine for a long time. Based on another life I like to lead I’m not sure it’s exactly practical, but I do envy those that can […]
The Lost Continent
It’s no secret that I’m a fan of Bill Bryson’s writing. I have yet to find a book of his that I don’t like, even mildly, and don’t suspect that I will either. The most recent book of his I’ve read, one of his earliest works – The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America – […]
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