"Potts wants us to wander, to explore, to embrace the unknown, and, finally, to take our own damn time about it. I think [Vagabonding] is the most sensible book of travel-related advice ever written."— Tim Cahill, author of Hold the Enlightenment
Rolf Potts
Rolf Potts is an American travel writer, essayist, and author. He has written two books, Vagabonding (Random House, 2003) and Marco Polo Didn't Go There(Travelers Tales, 2008), and his travel writing has appeared in National Geographic Traveler, Outside, Salon.com, Slate.com, The Guardian, and World Hum. His non-travel essays and criticism have appeared in The New Yorker, The Believer, the New York Times Magazine, and the digital versions of The Nation andThe Atlantic. Potts directs the summer creative writing workshop at the Paris American Academy. http://www.rolfpotts.com/Video Spotlight
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