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On American Highways I: A brief history of family road-trips in the USA
“Once again road trips are becoming more about the journey rather than the destination and I see that as a very encouraging sign that...
How to break up with your smartphone (and rediscover your real-world life)
“Travel should not be a checklist; it should be about having new experiences” – Catherine Price Catherine Price (@Catherine_Price) is a journalist and author...
Classic rock is not dead. Classic rock is undead. Long live classic rock.
“Compared to the pop music that I was listening to at the time, there just seemed to be something deep and mysterious and enigmatic...
Remembering Bourdain, and what we talk about when we talk about travel writing
“Every good story is two stories: the story of the place and the story of what happened to you as a result of being...
Why 1980s coming-of-age movies matter
“John Hughes, and really all of best 1980s teen movies, were saying that the stories of teenagers are the stories of all of us....
How to talk to someone who is grieving the loss of a loved one
“The greatest blessing for me, from having all these losses, has been the otherworldly, supreme clarity about what’s important to me—about how much I...