.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%;} Tim Patterson is back for another rousing edition of great travel stories from around the web.
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The best sort of travel writing works on at least two levels: one narrow and personal and one broadly illustrative.
True 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, World
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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Travel, oddly enough, is often a quest for rootedness and connection.
The travelers who penned the outstanding stories that feature in this week’s edition of Tales From the Road all seem to be in search of a single moment when they feel at home in the world, in tune with the music of the universe.
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To celebrate the wedding of BNT and MatadorTravel, this week’s collection of inspiring travel tales highlights the best writing from the Matador community.
Some of the selections are polished feature articles from Matador’s magazine, Traverse. Others are rough hewn blogs scattered with diamonds of humor and insight.
What makes all the travel stories on Matador special and unique is the possibility for interaction. Connecting with the people behind the words is as simple as checking out their profile, leaving a comment, getting in touch.
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I’ve got Antarctica on the mind. A lot of terrific travel writing has emerged from the White Continent of late, but my attention is more personal ?? after I finish my guidebook assignment in southern Patagonia, I’m bound for the Antarctic peninsula.
I’m stoked. But as the date of the cruise approaches, I find myself questioning my motivations. Antarctica will give me the continental sweep ?? 7 for 7 ?? a feat I’ll be proud to work into cocktail party conversations until I’m old and gray.
Tags: Tales, from, the, Road, Antarctica, Moldova, Egypt, and, Wyoming
Sometimes, when I tell people I’m a travel writer, they ask if I studied journalism in college.
“No,” I answer. “I didn’t.” And I’m not really a journalist either. Journalism is a noble profession, but as a species of writing it’s sometimes hamstrung by its own rulebook.
Tags: Tales, From, The, Road, Antarctica, Biafra, And, Little, Town, Called, Bethlehem
One of my favorite parts of the Best American Travel Writing anthology each year is series editor Jason Wilson’s foreword. With each new edition he finds a seemingly unrelated anecdote that somehow, unexpectedly, illustrates the point he is trying to make about the value of good travel writing.
This year is no exception: he begins with a report about a shark attack in New Jersey, an exceedingly rare event that led to the almost-instantaneous publication of helpful sidebars and advice boxes on How To Survive A Shark Attack in the local papers.
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I’m typing in a cozy armchair in front of the fireplace in my Uncle’s house in Connecticut, recovering from Thanksgiving dinner and the traditional family football game.
By the time you read this roundup, though, I’ll be in Buenos Aires, struggling with Spanish and taking in a whole new world.
One of the glorious things about travel is the shift in perspective that accompanies a change in place. Seeing the world from a different angle is a revelatory experience that adds depth and wisdom to our lives. Ideally, the effects of this experience linger long beyond the trip itself, informing and contextualizing our idea of “home”.
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