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Ivana got in touch with me not long ago to help with a travel story she was writing about a trip with her son, Makani. Shockingly, they were both murdered in Southern California July 11. This story meant a lot to her, and I’m honored to publish it. worldhum.com/features/travel…
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A piece I wrote for @worldhum on the charm of #Paris before it became a byword for jihadi terrorism: bit.ly/1T16uLF
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The story of an accidental hitchhiker in #Samoa: mangoes, pyramids, and thank yous! bit.ly/1L2GCgf via @worldhum
In memory of my father, who died yesterday at the age of 91. War Story: bit.ly/1V9rB0M
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New: @JeffRBiggers on the mysterious connection between walking and writing. bit.ly/1NA8KG7
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.@evaholland learns firsthand just how treacherous the McCandless pilgrimage actually is atav.st/1HLiTKs
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Antigua’s Infamous Café No Sé Lands in L.A. lamag.com/liquidlablog/antig… via @streetgourmetla
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This week is Marcia DeSanctis's blog book tour for 100 Places in France on #FranceBT. bit.ly/1pYnLDs. Join the discussion!
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Restless Legs reading series is at 7pm tomorrow at @PeopleLoungeNYC: w/ @AndrewTMcCarthy & @TonyPerrottet
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We chose a destination at random, and sent @davidfarley on a spontaneous journey to Bolivia: ow.ly/z1u5I
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Great piece from @worldhum about the relationship between traveling and reading: worldhum.com/features/travel…
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A literary map to end all literary maps lat.ms/1lQodVr
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Replying to @outsidemagazine
Everyone read this. MT @outsidemagazine: One of our 2013 Best Books, Pilgrim's Wilderness is coming out in paperback: bit.ly/1s19cog
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18 not-so-ordinary family vacations: ow.ly/xG3bL #traveldeeper
Wow. Rt. 12 in Utah, I love you.
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Do you read about a place before visiting? Gone Reading bit.ly/1kFAdXB (via @worldhum)
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This should keep you busy... forever: Top 100 travel books of all time worldhum.com/features/lists/… via @worldhum #OBfave (ht @transabroad)
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"After years of editing, I realized I'd rather travel than sit under fluorescent lights dreaming of the open road." rolfpotts.com/writers/index.…
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Please please please stop describing things as "inky."
Nobody Said Not to Go sounds like a book I'd like to read. Ordering it now. MT “@worldhum: nine travel books. bit.ly/1gqresm”
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