How I Travel
"How I Travel" is a new BootsnAll series publishing every Tuesday in an effort to look at the unique and diverse travel habits of some of the world's most well known and proficient road warriors. Got ideas for who we should talk to? Drop us a note.
How I Travel: Andrew McCarthy
Andrew McCarthy's inner vagabond wasn't satisfied with a successful career as an actor and director - so when he met National Geographic Traveler's editor Keith Bellows at a party many years ago, he coaxed Bellows into letting him write for the magazine. Today, he's a National Geographic Traveler contributing editor and an award-winning travel writer - and we're pleased to feature him this week on How I Travel.
... Read MoreBootsnAll's Top Ten Travel Articles of 2010
From a rundown on the drinking customs of cultures around the world to an interview with badass traveling foodie Tony Bourdain, here are the most popular BootsnAll articles of the past year.
... Read MoreHow I Travel: Year-End Love Fest
At BootsNAll we love travel and we love people who love travel. This year, amidst our own wanderings, we found time to interview more than forty career vagabonds about their respective travel styles-- and in each case, the last question asked was: "Why do you love travel?" Here's what they had to say.
... Read MoreHow I Travel: Santa Claus
Plain and simple, Santa Claus is the most widely traveled man alive, bringing joy to children wherever he goes. Though work forces him to spend a lot of time at home, in the North Pole, he has maintained a strong sense of wanderlust for hundreds of years. His travel savvy is second to noneand he admits to using his yearly round-the-world work trips to scout out vacation spots.
... Read MoreHow I Travel: Chris Carrabba
Chris Carrabba is the type of musician thats a treat to behold: hes thoughtful, friendly and deeply grateful for where his songs have taken him. This week, Chris chats with How I Travel, revealing a sense of excitement about the world and its inhabitants and a sincere desire to savor every moment.
... Read MoreHow I Travel: Zane Lamprey
Zane Lamprey is one of the few travel hosts on TV who doesnt mind letting loose, drinking whats handed to him and making good use of the international language of laughter. This week, while roaming venues across the country on his Sing the Booze Music Tour, Zane made time to talk with How I Travel about his love for Croatia, working with a hangover and why hes a bit wary of street food.
... Read MoreHow I Travel: Tony Wheeler
It could easily be argued that Tony Wheeler is in the running for Most Influential Traveler Alive. In 1972 he and his wife Maureen co-founded Lonely Planetnow the largest guidebook publisher in the world. Before Lonely Planet was a publishing giant, it was just Tony, Maureen and a typewriter. And before they were ready to write that first book, they had to travel. A lot.
... Read MoreHow I Travel: Dhani Jones
Dhani Jones has it allan NFL career, his own travel show and a pretty sharp line of bow ties. Needless to say hes a busy man. But between chasing down quarterbacks and laying out his post-season vacation plans Dhani managed to carve out a little time to share his insight with How I Travel about the fine art of going with the flow, his love for New Zealand and why he encourages people to travel alone.
... Read MoreHow I Travel: Food, Glorious Food
Food is an integral part of the travel experience and over the course of 33 How I Travel interviews, food has come up almost every single time. This week, we take a look back at some of the most fascinating pieces of food related anecdotes, advice and warnings (!) that weve received to date.
... Read MoreHow I Travel: Kelly Liken
Kelly Liken knows her way around the kitchenand she proved it on season 7 of Bravos hit show Top Chef. In between cooking at her Vail, Colorado restaurant, traveling to film the Top Chef reunion and planning a trip with her husband, Kelly told us about her favorite meal ever, the glories of Mexican street food and the (secret) island that she fell in love with.
... Read MoreHow I Travel: Susan Orlean
Susan Orlean is more than a travel writershes a storyteller, who happens to tell lots of stories about foreign and exotic places. To date shes published seven books, including "The Orchid Thief." This week, Susan talks to How I Travel about why shes so in love with life on the road, her first experiences as a road-tripping writer, why she likes to travel with an objective in mind and her method for choosing a good spot to eat.
... Read MoreHow I Travel: Anthony Bourdain
Any traveler who lives to eat or foodie who loves to travel knows Anthony Bourdain - an opinionated former-chef with a penchant for pork who delivers delicious doses of snark in every episode of Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations. This week, he gave How I Travel a little piece of his mind...and we happily ate it up.
... Read MoreHow I Travel: Claire Bevilacqua
Claire Bevilacqua is a thoughtful, a ripping surfer and a true travel aficionado. The 2003 Australian Juniors champ made the jump to the pro circuit as a 22 year old and hasnt looked back since. This week, she took a break from the hustle of the pro tour to chat with How I Travel.
... Read MoreHow I Travel: Andrew Evans
Andrew Evans has packed a lot of life into his 35 yearshes a writer, an endless wanderer and (recently) a bus passenger heading from Washington D.C. to Antarctica. With the story of his Antarctic adventure hitting newsstands in this months National Geographic Traveler, Andrew agreed to kick some of his travel wisdom our way.
... Read MoreHow I Travel: Priscilla Levac
Priscilla Levac is a professional snowboarder, clothing designer and all around lifestyle artist. This week the self-proclaimed Easy-Going Princess took time out of her schedule to talk about how travel is like a river, the joys of raw food and falling in love on the road.
... Read MoreHow I Travel: Robin Benway
A few years ago, Robin Benway was working in an office while harboring dreams of quitting her day job to write a novel. Within a year she had signed with an agent, sold her first book and vanquished any thoughts of time-clocks and water-coolers.
... Read MoreHow I Travel: The BootsnAll Writers
With BootsnAll set to make the next call for writers for our Travel Writers Platform, we thought wed check up on each of the first five and ask them to share some of their favorite gems of road-worn wisdom. Amiee, Brooke, Christine, JoAnna and Nellie are five fascinating womeneach with a different take on what makes travel so special.
... Read MoreHow I Travel: Andrew Shelley
At age 27, Andrew Shelley quit his engineering job with a plan to travel the world. But Andrews trip would be different from other round-the-world backpackers in one very significant way: hed be undertaking the entire journey in a wheelchair.
... Read MoreHow I Travel: Amee Donohoe
Amee Donohoe travels and surfs, and when she misses home she holes up near a secluded beach in her native Australia. Although its easy to be jealous of how she rolls, its hard to resent her for itthe optimistic and well-thought-out wave rider is as nice as they come. This week, while taking a rest between surf sessions, she spoke to us about her favorite places, where she wants to go next and why she loves life on the road.
... Read MoreHow I Travel: Twitter Edition
This week we turned to the travel experts on Twitter to get their best tips for smooth, safe, and memorable travels.
... Read MoreHow I Travel: David Farley
This week, with An Irreverent Curiosity, hitting bookstores in paperback, David Farley made time to share his travel philosophy with BootsNAll.The title of his book, An Irreverent Curiously, could just as easily serve as its authors byline. Farley is the epitome of the smart travel writerengaging readers with both his sense of place and his urge to get the whole story.
... Read MoreHow I Travel: Peter Shankman
Peter Shankman is the founder of HARO (Help a Reporter Out) a site that connects journalists under deadline with credible sources around the globe virtually in a matter of minutes. Peter makes his living being on the go, but this week, he carved out some time to talk with us about his travel tastes and what keeps him inspired.
... Read MoreThe Best of How I Travel: To Plan or Not to Plan
After conducting 20 interviews with actors, athletes, musicians, writers and various other fascinating vagabonds, we're taking a look back at some of our favorite answers to the question Do you like to have an itinerary and some research under your belt when you visit a foreign country? Hopefully it provides interesting food for thought as you set off on your own journeys.
... Read MoreHow I Travel: Joey Harrington
This week, former footballer, sports broadcaster, philanthropist and family man, Joey Harrington gives us a look inside his carry-on, sharing the insights hes gained through his trips to Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Thailand, The Seychelles and other spots around the globe.
... Read MoreHow I Travel: Justin Kredible
In this week's How I Travel, we talk to entertainer Justin Kredible, who travels the world while making people laugh, and never leaves home without a deck of cards.
... Read MoreHow I Travel: Kelsey Timmerman
Kelsey Timmerman wrote the book Where Am I Wearing? A Global Tour to the Countries, Factories, and People That Make Our Clothes, a narrative that is both a deeply intriguing look at globalization and a fascinating travelogue. Currently, Timmerman is on a whirlwind tour of Central Africa and Ireland, talking to victims of the global financial crisis.
... Read MoreHow I Travel: Courtney Scott
In this week's How I Travel we talk to cubicle refugee, travel writer, tv personality and full-time vagabond Courtney Scott.
... Read MoreHow I Travel: Susie Floros
In this week's "How I Travel" we talk to Susie Floros, who manages the Burton Snowboards women's team, and travels around the world seeking snow and surf.
... Read MoreHow I Travel: Sam Mehan
In this week's "How I Travel" we talk to Sam Mehan, a native Australian who travels the world to connect with and learn from indigenous cultures.
... Read MoreHow I Travel: Dan Levy
Comedian and obsessive airline miles collector Dan Levy talks about American Airlines, his packing philosophy, and sitting next to Britney Spears' Mom in this week's "How I Travel."
... Read MoreHow I Travel: Hosea Rosenberg
For this week's How I Travel, we're talking to Top Chef winner Hosea Rosenberg, about connecting with the locals, sampling street food, and bus trips gone awry.
... Read MoreHow I Travel: Mark Twain
In this week's "How I Travel" we examine the travel style of Mark Twain, one of the world's best travel writers, through his own words.
... Read MoreHow I Travel: Leon Mobley
This week's How I Travel follows drummer Leon Mobley as he globe-trots with Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, Nas, Damian Marley, and his own band, Da Lion.
... Read MoreHow I Travel: Best of the First Ten Weeks
We've rounded up some of the best, funniest and most insightful thoughts on travel from the people profiled in our "How I Travel" series.
... Read MoreHow I Travel: Kyle MacDonald
This week's "How I Travel" profiles Kyle MacDonald, who took one red paperclip and eventually traded it up to a house. Kyle believes in making travel fun, not taking yourself too seriously, and never, ever forgetting the dental floss.
... Read MoreHow I Travel: Johnny Jet
This week's "How I Travel" profile is the frequent-flying Johnny Jet - who, believe it or not, was once afraid to fly. Rest assured, he got over that fear a long time ago.
... Read MoreHow I Travel: Ellen Hopkins
This "How I Travel" profiles Ellen Hopkins, the New York Times best-selling author of six novels-in-verse.
... Read MoreHow I Travel: Franz Wisner
This "How I Travel" profiles Franz Wisner, a highly accomplished writer who got dumped at the altar and turned it into a career.
... Read MoreHow I Travel: Coleman Collins
This "How I Travel" profiles Coleman Collins, a basketball player with a serious case of wanderlust, a nose for adventure, and an insatiable thirst for life. We should all be so lucky.
... Read MoreHow I Travel: Stephanie Izard
"How I Travel" this week puts the spotlight on an up-and-coming celebrity chef, Stephanie Izard, who won Bravo's Top Chef and is opening her own restaurant in Chicago.
... Read MoreHow I Travel: Steve Bramucci
Want to learn more about the man behind BootsnAll's new "How I Travel" series? Then let us introduce you to Steve Bramucci.
... Read MoreHow I Travel: Don Wildman
This week's "How I Travel" features The History Channel's "Cities of the Underworld" host, Don Wildman. You may be surprised at how un-wild his travel style is.
... Read MoreHow I Travel: Holly Beck
Pro surfer Holly Beck is addicted to adventure. Read all about her and her approach to traveling in the latest installment of our "How I Travel" series.
... Read MoreHow I Travel: Rolf Potts
We're kicking off a new series about how real people approach travel with this article - a profile of travel writer & vagabonder Rolf Potts.
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