• Travel

    Conversations

    Conversations with Strangers on a Cross-Country Train Ride

    By Joe Keohane  July 19, 2021
    Philosophy

    The Earth and the Flesh: On Channeling the Serenity of the Tao to Endure a Tibetan Expedition

    By Sylvain Tesson  July 16, 2021
    Freedom

    Carrot Quinn on the Danger—and Thrill—of Train Riding

    By Carrot Quinn  July 12, 2021
    The Hub

    Now you can buy the glorious mansion where Mark Twain died.

    By Walker Caplan  July 9, 2021
    Craft

    “Where You From?“ The Problem With Shortcuts in Writing Place in Fiction

    By Brett Biebel  July 2, 2021
    Walking

    Beauty After Brutality: On Healing and Reclaiming My Existence in the Wake of Racial Trauma

    By Anita Sethi  July 2, 2021
    Book Tours

    The Impossible Question at the Heart of Every Book Tour

    By Jason Mott  June 30, 2021
    The Hub

    Now you can sleep amongst shelves of Jane Austen first editions at Henry Austen’s townhouse.

    By Walker Caplan  June 28, 2021
    European Culture

    On the Enchanting, Hopelessly Beautiful Splendor and History of Venice

    By Orsola Casagrande  June 28, 2021
    Life in a Pandemic

    Leaving the Box: Dispatches from Government Quarantine in South Korea

    By Ben Weissenbach  June 25, 2021
    The Hub

    This prestigious German TV writing competition is . . . very German.

    By Walker Caplan  June 17, 2021
    The Hub

    Get away from it all with a trip to this Japanese book hotel.

    By Walker Caplan  June 10, 2021
    The Hub

    Seamus Heaney’s wife is launching a Seamus Heaney-themed walking tour.

    By Walker Caplan  June 8, 2021
    Hiking

    How a Bill Bryson Bestseller Changed the Appalachian Trail—For Better or Worse

    By Philip D'Anieri  June 8, 2021
    News and Culture

    Traversing the Most Dangerous Region of the Coast of Norway (On a Cruise Ship)

    By Chaney Kwak  June 8, 2021
    Reading Lists

    Love Letters to Italy: A Reading List

    By Deb Caletti  June 4, 2021
    The Hub

    The cure to pandemic-induced writer’s block? According to this mystery writer, it’s … a tent.

    By Walker Caplan  June 1, 2021
    The Hub

    You can now buy E.L. Doctorow’s gorgeous Manhattan home, for just $2.1 million.

    By Walker Caplan  May 25, 2021
    Audiobook Column

    5 Great Debut Memoirs to Listen to While You’re Traveling

    By James Tate Hill  May 24, 2021
    Travel Writing

    The Curious Case of William S. Baekeland: Billionaire Adventurer or World-Class Scammer?

    By Dave Seminara  May 21, 2021
    The Hub

    Evelyn Waugh’s twelve-bedroom house—complete with party barn—is now for sale.

    By Walker Caplan  May 14, 2021
    The Hub

    This surreal seaside library will transport you into the clouds.

    By Walker Caplan  May 14, 2021
    The Hub

    A new digital library in Rome lets commuters read unlimited e-books for free.

    By Walker Caplan  May 13, 2021
    Tourism

    Who Owns the Seaside? On the Rise of Planet Beach

    By Robert C. Ritchie  May 12, 2021
    Nordic Literature

    The Obsessive Scholar Who Rescued Iceland’s Ancient Literary Legacy

    By Egill Bjarnason  May 11, 2021
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