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August 14, 2004

Tim Cahill: Lost in Yellowstone, His Own Backyard

Outside magazine founding editor and frequent National Geographic Adventure contributor Tim Cahill celebrates his lack of sense of direction and gift for misadventure in his spirited new book, Lost in My Own Backyard, which details his frontcounty ramblings and intrepid...

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June 09, 2004

Interview with Rolf Potts

Check out my interview with Vagabonding author and travel writer extraordinaire Rolf Potts. While you are at it, don't miss his profiles of other preeminent and up-and-coming writers like Ayun Halliday, Tim Cahill, Isabella Tree, Simon Winchester, Pico Iyer, Joe...

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February 20, 2004

Travel-Related Urban Legends

Have you heard about the man who has been trapped at Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport for ten years? Or the fellow who earned 1,253,000 frequent flyer miles by purchasing 12,150 individual servings of pudding? Both stories are true, but...

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February 19, 2004

Storytelling by The Intentional Traveler

Prolific freelance writer Michael McCarthy, organizer of the Travel Tales storytelling series, interviews a fascinating cast of adventuresome characters (such as 'the world's most well-traveled man' and writer Tim Cahill) on his website, the Intentional Traveler....

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January 24, 2004

Ecoclub.com Editorial: Travel Writing - More Serious Than You Thought

by Antonis B. Petropoulos, ECOCLUB Editor Many unfairly consider travel writers as leisurely types, or rather unimaginative authors who resort to travelling for inspiration. Few realise the hard work and skills required (you can read about this in this issue's...

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