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Members of the Bay Area Travel Writers beneath the towering Monterrey Pine at the entrance to the San Francisco Botanical Gardens.

Around the World in 55 Acres — Without Leaving San Francisco

My article for Bay Area Travel Writers is now live: “Around the
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Renowned travel writer and guidebook publisher Rick Steves packed the house at Dominican University in San Rafael, CA, US, with his two-hour talk on On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer.

Rick Steves On the Hippie Trail

Renowned travel writer and guidebook publisher Rick Steves packed the house at
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Rediscovering the Soul of Travel Writing & Photography

Insights from the Book Passage Travel Writers & Photographers Conference
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The Rambla is the most overcrowded street in Barcelona, Spain. This photo was taken in July 5, 2016. It is worse today.iStock.com/venakr

Overtourism: Tourists Go Home!

How much would you pay for a selfie in front of an
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Book Reviews

"The Way of Wanderlust," anthologies by Don George who signed his book at the 2024 the Book Passage Travel Writers and Photographers Conference.

The Way of Wanderlust: The Best Travel Writing of Don George

Why do we travel? Don George knows why he travels—it’s why he became a
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A book review of Tim Cahill's Pass The Butterworms.

Pass The Butterworms: Remote Journey’s Oddly Rendered

Paddling Peru’s Maraňón River, a source of the Amazon, I dodged boat-swallowing whirlpools and
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