“As a twenty-two-year-old teacher at a small school in rural Africa I had spent some of the happiest years of my life,” writes legendary travel writer Paul Theroux in his new book. Africa seeped into Theroux’s soul on that first visit, so much so that he has regularly returned to it as a kind [...]
Posts Tagged ‘travel writing’
March 7th, 2013 - 10:33 am § in Destinations, Journals
Water Into Wine, Wine Into…Fiction
James Conaway's long love affair with wine began with a column at the Washington Post and inspired him to pen two non-fiction books on the subject -- but he eventually came to realize that fiction has advantages over journalism when dealing with "a subculture as broad as the Earth and as deep as his[...]
February 4th, 2013 - 1:23 pm § in Destinations, Journals
#TripLit: Best New Travel Books
Legendary writer and editor Don George introduces readers to the latest and greatest travel literature out there in the world. Do you have any recommendations for great travel reads? Share them with @NatGeoTraveler on Twitter by using the #TripLit hashtag.[...]
#TripLit: Andrew McCarthy Interview
Look for #TripLit posts on Thursdays on the blog, and join the conversation by following the #TripLit team on Twitter (@Don_George, @amytravels, @RRegister) and sharing your own literary finds and thoughts with us and each other by using the #TripLit hash tag.[...]
September 6th, 2012 - 7:03 am § in Destinations
Into The Wild Meets: Chris Scott – Adventure Travel Writer
#TripLit: Interview with Don George
Each month, Traveler’s Trip Lit column introduces readers to recently published books that can add another dimension to their travel experiences. I caught up with our reviewer, legendary travel writer and editor Don George, to find out how he defines Trip Lit, why he became a travel writer, and wh[...]
#TripLit: Q&A with Author Marc Fitten
In our latest Trip Lit column, reviewer Don George chose Marc Fitten's, Elza's Kitchen, as the Book of the Month calling it a "multi-course lesson in the dreams and challenges of contemporary life in Hungary." I caught up with Fitten to talk about what it was like for this Brooklyn native to write a[...]
April 5th, 2012 - 8:14 am § in Destinations, Journals
Former Explorers Club President Talks Travel
The winds that bear down on Patriot Hills from Antarctica’s Ellsworth mountains can reach hurricane speed. Many expeditions begin at this base camp because its naturally occurring ice patch makes an ideal landing pad for planes shuttling in explorers from Punta Arenas, Chile. But conditions can d[...]
April 4th, 2012 - 4:26 am § in Destinations
How to Pitch: Offbeat Travel
Kristen Kuchar Special to the Lost Girls Offbeat Travel features story on unique and different travel adventures. Editor Neala Schwartzberg took time to talk to us about what it takes to write for them and what makes the perfect pitch. How is Offbeat Travel different than other travel blogs and site[...]