LINKS
make the world go round
Ryan Libre's photography website. Ryan and I are partnering on Expedition Cambodia. His site has photos from many of our adventures in Japan and SE Asia, along with the best collection of Hokkaido mountain photos on the web and practical tips on taking better pictures.
Brendan Wenzel is an artist and illustrator based in Brooklyn. I've eaten a lot of mud with Brendan over the years. He is especially good at giving animals realistic emotions and at drawing humans in ways that reveal our inner animal nature.
No one gets closer to the story than Ted Conover. As a ‘participatory journalist,’ Mr. Conover has lived as a hobo, as an illegal migrant laborer and as a corrections officer in New York’s Sing Sing prison. After each experience he wrote gripping and deeply intelligent books from the inside perspective.
A lot of people take to the open road for indefinite lengths of time, but no one has done more to advocate the principle of ‘vagabonding’ than Rolf Potts.
Get Lost Magazine is an outstanding Australian publication that features off-beat adventure travel stories from frontier destinations like Burma, Vanuatu and (ahem) the Lost Coast of Cambodia.
The best practical travel information website for Cambodia and the first place that ever paid me for travel writing.
Jen Leo's site is an essential bookmark for anyone thinking about becoming a travel writer.
Perceptive Travel is a free webzine with excellent travel features and book reviews. Also check out editor Tim Leffel's Cheap Travel blog.
The Fish has reliable reviews for accomodation in popular destinations around South East Asia.
Bootsnall is good place to start preparing for an extended journey and to get psyched about traveling.
World Hum features some terrific travel writing and is updated frequently with travel tips, news and inspiration.
Ready to make the step from traveler to ex pat? Transitions Abroad can help you explore the possibilities of living and working overseas.
Welcome to the new frontier of global journalism. The Common Language Project features in depth, personal and award winning reportage from hotspots like Israel/Palestine, Kolkata, Cambodia and Pakistan's Northwest frontier.
It's your world. Get acquainted. Glimpse Abroad is a good place to research study abroad programs and hear from people who really know the places they write about.
Matadortravel.com is an online community of travelers, writers, artists, athletes and humanitarians. Imagine facebook.com for the Patagonia crowd.
Andy Brouwer writes the best Cambodia blog on the net.
My favorite Laos blog is the thoughtful, balanced and witty laobumpkin, which has links to helpful travel information.
I had the pleasure and honor of meeting Steve Van Beek in Bangkok last month. Mr. Van Beek is a fellow of the Explorer's Club and has written several books about river expeditions in Southeast Asia. He and his wife lead tours that have been featured in National Geographic Adventure magazine, which you can learn more about at his website.
I met Idaho folks Brandon and Amy by a campfire at the fine You Sabai cooking school near Chiang Mai. Their travel writing and videos will crack you up and make you think. Think David Sedaris, Rolf Potts and Wes Anderson in one package.
Pun Pun farm is my favorite place in all of Thailand.
A permaculture study center next door to Pun Pun. "Be the change the want to see in the world."
You Sabai is a wonderful little cooking school on a hilltop near Pun Pun in Northern Thailand.
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