.post .storycontent .subtitle { width: 52%; float: left; margin-right: 3%;} What makes these stories rare and valuable is that the authors didn’t have to write them, but did anyway.
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On the surface, the stories featured in this week’s edition of Tales From The Road don’t have much in common.
.post .storycontent .subtitle { width: 52%; float: left; margin-right: 3%;} While America debates on who to vote into the White House, Erin Byrne discovers the Irish have already made their decision.
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In Ireland, the roads are lined with ivy-covered stone fences and sprinkled with livestock.
.post .storycontent .subtitle { width: 52%; float: left; margin-right: 3%;} Tim Patterson is back for another rousing edition of great travel stories from around the web.
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Passge Back to India / Photo Anne Cushman
The best sort of travel writing works on at least two levels: one narrow and personal and one broadly illustrative.
Tags: Tales, From, The, Road, Angola, New, Orleans, Rio, India, MexicoTrue travel gems from around the web, as collected by Tim Patterson.
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What does this latest batch of quality travel stories have in common?
Aside from flawless description, intrepid reportage and the all-important inclusion of details that resonate with the reader and illuminate broader themes, each of these stories was blogged or featured at WorldHum.com.
Tags: Tales, From, The, Road, China, Vietnam, Nigeria, Mexico, and, Disney, WorldFor every high-risk, adrenaline-seeking lifestyle, there are ten thousand high-risk injuries that might happen.
Photo by Mike Warren
You??re in an out-of-the-way corner of Japan, enjoying a mid-morning ride on a cheaply purchased mountain bike, viewing a landscape that only so many places can offer.
A smoking volcano to the left, and a revolving sushi restaurant on the right, not yet open for the lunch crowd.
Tags: How, Handle, Medical, Emergencies, The, RoadMark Twain’s wit, humor and knack for misadventure are so hilarious, his words remain fresh to this day.
Mark Twain enjoying a cigar on the porch.
Good sex can distract you from a relationship??s deeper problems.
The same principle applies to books. A good plot is like good sex - it can distract you from the sort of sloppy, dispassionate writing that some people refer to as ???bestsellers.???
Tags: How, Mark, Twain, Taught, Tramp, AbroadEkaterina Petrovna, BNT??s resident fortune teller, explores an abiding question of love on the road.
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For single travelers, there is always an anticipation of meeting someone on the road. You wonder: maybe this special someone will be the love of your life?
My travel experiences have always been one big disaster in the love area. Some say planes are a good place to meet handsome men, but I either end up on a seat all alone, or next to a family packed with children.
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I’d like to kick off this week’s edition of Tales From the Road with a quote from the stellar travel journalist Robert Kaplan, from a speech originally published in the Columbia Journalism Review:
“Journalism desperately needs a return to terrain, to the kind of firsthand, solitary discovery of local knowledge best associated with old-fashioned travel writing.
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How did the backpacker cross the road? Care, Caution and Confidence are key. Follow the tips in this traveler’s guide to pedestrian safety and you’ll get to the other side in one piece.
Crossing streets in foreign countries is often a daunting task. In big cities like Bangkok or Delhi, it can seem as if stop signs, red lights and crosswalks all mean GO FASTER!
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How did the backpacker cross the road? Care, Caution and Confidence are key. Follow the tips in this traveler’s guide to pedestrian safety and you’ll get to the other side in one piece.
Crossing streets in foreign countries is often a daunting task. In big cities like Bangkok or Delhi, it can seem as if stop signs, red lights and crosswalks all mean GO FASTER!
Tags: How, Did, The, Backpacker, Cross, The, Road, With, These, Easy, Tips