Travel Writing World
By Jeremy Bassetti
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Episodes: 100
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With an emphasis on non-fiction travel books, books on place, nature writing, and travel literature, host Jeremy Bassetti talks with the world’s most celebrated writers about their work and about the business and craft of travel writing in this award-winning podcast. Past guests include travel writers like Paul Theroux, Pico Iyer, and Rolf Potts. The show also covers topics related to travel journalism and travel photography.
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Ryan Murdock’s “A Sunny Place for Shady People”
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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Michael Kerr on 2024 Travel Books
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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Doreen Cunningham – Soundings: Journeying to Alaska in the Company of Whales
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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Thomas Bird – Harmony Express: Travels by Train Through China
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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Thomas Swick – Falling Into Place: A Story of Love, Poland, and the Making of a Travel Writer
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Jeremy Bassetti Speaks with Ryan Murdock about “The Hill of the Skull”
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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“The Hill of the Skull” Book Launch on Kickstarter
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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Tom Parfitt – High Caucasus
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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Jeff Biggers – In Sardinia
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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Tim Hannigan – The Granite Kingdom
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May 11, 2023 |
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Leon McCarron – Wounded Tigris
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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Announcing “The Hill of the Skull”
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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J.F. Penn – Pilgrimage and Perspective
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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Pico Iyer – The Half Known Life: In Search of Paradise
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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Sara Wheeler and Bill Colegrave
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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Michelle Jana Chan and Bill Colegrave
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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Alexander Frater and Bill Colegrave
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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Tony Wheeler and Bill Colegrave
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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Bill Colegrave and “Scraps of Wool”
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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Jennifer Barclay on Working in a Taverna in Greece and Being a Literary Agent
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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Mary Novakovich on Croatia and “My Family and Other Enemies”
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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Announcement: 30 Days in the Andes
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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Robert Kaplan and the Adriatic
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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Benedict Allen, Explorer and The Quest for Adventure
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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David Eimer on Burma and Travel Literature
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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Shafik Meghji and “Crossed Off the Map: Travels in Bolivia”
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May 30, 2022 |
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Nicholas Jubber and “The Fairy Tellers”
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May 16, 2022 |
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Marcia DeSanctis and “A Hard Place to Leave”
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May 02, 2022 |
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Rebecca Lowe and “The Slow Road to Tehran”
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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The Worst Journey in the World with Sara Wheeler and Jonathan Chatwin
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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Letter to a Stranger with Colleen Kinder
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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The Best British Travel Writing of the 21st Century with Jess Vincent
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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Mad Travelers and Self-Publishing Essay Collections with Dave Seminara
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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Live Event with Colin Thubron and Tharik Hussain at Stanfords, London on March 2, 2022
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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Travel Photography with Nori Jemil
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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An Indian Among Los Indigenas with Ursula Pike
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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Travel Writing in the Age of Global Quarantine with Gary Fisher and David Robinson
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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Cal Flyn on Genre, Form, and Islands of Abandonment
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Dec 20, 2021 |
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Pedalling to Kailash with Graydon Hazenberg
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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Wales, Homesickness, & “The Long Field” with Pamela Petro
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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The Magdalena River, Storytelling, & Community with Jordan Salama
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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Bonus Episode: A Conversation with J.R. Patterson, Freelance Travel Writer and Book Reviewer
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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Minarets in the Mountains with Tharik Hussain
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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A Thing of Beauty: Travels in Mythical and Modern Greece with Peter Fiennes
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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Bonus Episode: A Conversation with Amanda Kendle, Host of the Thoughtful Travel Podcast
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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The End of an Era: The Last Best American Travel Writing with Jason Wilson
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Oct 11, 2021 |
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Walking and Writing with Robert Martineau
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Sep 27, 2021 |
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The Amur River and Aging with Colin Thubron
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Sep 13, 2021 |
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Penguins and Photography Projects with Charles Bergman
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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Along the Amber Route with CJ Schuler
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Aug 16, 2021 |
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The Lost Pianos of Siberia with Sophy Roberts
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Aug 02, 2021 |
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Laurie Lee’s “As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning” with Jessica Vincent
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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Patrick Leigh Fermor’s “A Time of Gifts” with Artemis Cooper, Nick Hunt, and Colin Thubron
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Jul 05, 2021 |
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Charles Nicholl on Story Structure and “Borderlines”
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Jun 21, 2021 |
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Nick Hunt on Travel/Nature Writing and “Outlandish”
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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Tim Hannigan and “The Travel Writing Tribe”
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May 24, 2021 |
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Stephen Fabes on Narrative Pacing and “Signs of Life”
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May 10, 2021 |
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Patti Shales Lefkos on High-Altitude Trekking in Nepal and Self-Publishing
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Apr 26, 2021 |
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Pam Mandel on “The Same River Twice” and Writing a Travel Memoir Proposal
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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Taran Khan on “Shadow City” and Writing
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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Bill Arnott on Following the Vikings
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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Colin Thubron on Jan Morris, Travel Writing, and “To A Mountain in Tibet”
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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Victoria Preston on Pilgrims and Pilgrimages
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Feb 15, 2021 |
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Against a Peacock Sky with Monica Connell
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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Slow Road to San Francisco with David Reynolds
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Jan 18, 2021 |
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2021 Goals and Reflections
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Jan 04, 2021 |
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Red Sands: Recipes and Reportage through Central Asia with Caroline Eden
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Dec 21, 2020 |
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Responsible Travel Writing with JoAnna Haugen
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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In Search of Elsewhere with Steve McCurry
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Nov 23, 2020 |
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Traveling with our Elders and “The Gran Tour” with Ben Aitken
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Nov 09, 2020 |
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The Best American Travel Writing 2020 with Jason Wilson
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Oct 26, 2020 |
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The Best Women’s Travel Writing with Lavinia Spalding
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Oct 12, 2020 |
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Isolation, Connection, & Islands with Gavin Francis
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Sep 28, 2020 |
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Eric Newby “Love and War in the Apennines” with James March
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Sep 14, 2020 |
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The Summer Isles with Philip Marsden
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Aug 31, 2020 |
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Cut Stones and Crossroads with Ronald Wright
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Aug 17, 2020 |
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Varanasi & The Twice Born with Aatish Taseer
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Aug 04, 2020 |
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Eric Newby’s “A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush” with Aaron Millar
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Jul 20, 2020 |
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Remembering the Past with Robin Hemley
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Jul 08, 2020 |
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Wilfred Thesiger’s “Arabian Sands” with Tim Hannigan
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Jun 23, 2020 |
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Wanderland with Jini Reddy
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Jun 08, 2020 |
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Epic Continent: Adventures in the Great Stories of Europe with Nicholas Jubber
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May 25, 2020 |
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Remembering Bruce Chatwin at 80 Years
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May 12, 2020 |
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Rajat Ubhaykar – Hitchhiking Through Hindustan
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May 04, 2020 |
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Iain Campbell – Holy Mountains, the Indus River, & Pakistan
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Apr 20, 2020 |
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Coronavirus and Predictions on the Future of Travel Writing from Paul Theroux, Monisha Rajesh, Rolf Potts, & More
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Apr 07, 2020 |
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Dan Richards – Outposts, Solitude, and Mass Tourism
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Mar 23, 2020 |
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Peter Fiennes – Footnotes: A Journey Round Britain in the Company of Great Writers
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Mar 09, 2020 |
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The Bells of Old Tokyo with Anna Sherman
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Feb 10, 2020 |
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Long Peace Street with Jonathan Chatwin
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Jan 27, 2020 |
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2020 Goals and Reflections
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Jan 13, 2020 |
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Writing Travel Memoir with Rolf Potts
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Dec 30, 2019 |
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Challenging Dominant Narratives with Alexandra Fuller
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Dec 16, 2019 |
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Writing About Dry Places with Craig Childs
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Dec 03, 2019 |
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Experiencing Art while Traveling with Martin Gayford
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Nov 04, 2019 |
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Boyd Varty on Lion Tracking and Life on the South African Savanna
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Oct 24, 2019 |
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Mindful Travel with Sarah Samuel
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Oct 07, 2019 |
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Tim Leffel on Travel Writing, Blogging, and the World’s Cheapest Destinations
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Sep 23, 2019 |
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Mexico, Road Trips, and Trump with Paul Theroux
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Sep 05, 2019 |
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Ten Years a Nomad with Matt Kepnes
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Aug 19, 2019 |