Mind the gap! That's the sign passengers see at London Metro stations, warning them to watch for the space between the platform and the subway car. But "mind the gap" is also a good advice for ...

Rolf Potts is a writer best known for promoting an ethic of independent travel. His work, reported from over fifty countries, has appeared in National Geographic Traveler, Slate, Conde Nast Traveler, ...

Whether learning to windsurf on the Sea of Galilee or analyzing how Che Guevara is depicted in Cuba (answer: he is "both Jesus Christ and Ronald McDonald"), the travel writer Rolf Potts has made his ...

What does the native Kansan best known as the author of a book on long-term travel do in the midst of worldwide travel restrictions? Hunker down and increase the number of podcasts he’s producing from ...

Rolf Potts is on a bag-free journey around the world. I’m drawing some inspiration from his videos, both in terms of packing lighter and planning my next trip. In a video post, he shows us exactly how ...

The best read this morning is this amazing piece by Rolf Potts titled "Death of an Adventure Traveler" (via Arts and Letters Daily). The narrative traces his decision as a writer for what he describes ...

The HBO series, returning Sunday, obsessively works to prove it's not a tourist in New Orleans. It ends up losing the city—and the viewers—in the process.