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Hitchhiking Honduras: Relating to Cheryl Strayed in Wild

By Hannah Hughes I stuck out my thumb and waited. After thirty-seconds, a red pickup truck flashed and then stopped further down the road. I approached the truck’s rear, bringing…

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Literary Traveler is Celebrating 25 Years

2023 marks the start of the 25th anniversary year of celebration for Literary Traveler! To celebrate, we are holding a writing competition for the best Literary Travel writing with…

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Bright Blossom of the Pacific

by Linda Ballou “Oh, the life on breezy hills on countless horses. This is the life meant for me. All my gear and occupations on the saddle and no thought…

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The Beaufort Inn was once a summer home, and now hosts on-location movie stars and visiting writers.

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Bookish Beaufort

By Suzanne Kamata The first cannonball shot of the American Civil War may have been fired from Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina, but the war had its beginnings in…

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From Sardinia To The Sangre De Cristo Mountains: How Travel Influenced The Writings of D.H. Lawrence

by Gina Buonaguro “Comes over one an absolute necessity to move.” If one quotation could sum up a person’s life, this opening line from the travelogue Sea and Sardinia may…

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Pablo Neruda’s Isla Negra

by Monique Filsnol “A Single Drop Lucid and Heavy.” A French admirer of Pablo Neruda visits his Isla Negra in Chile Finally, I made it to Isla Negra. “The great…

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Literary Traveler’s 2022 Holiday Gift Guide

By Jaclyn Tilks If you’re just beginning your holiday shopping or simply need a few extra items to finish off the list, check out this year’s gift ideas for the…

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Mt. Katahdin, Maine’s tallest peak, under overcast skies. Photo by: Heidi Lachapelle, circa August 23, 2021

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Katahdin: “The Great Mountain” and Six Witty Wanderers

By Kim Adler “Man is born to die, his works are short-lived. Buildings crumble, monuments decay, wealth vanishes. But Katahdin in all its glory, forever shall remain the mountain of…

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Chasing the Northern Lights: Driving Iceland’s Ring Road (with Gísli the Outlaw)

by Laima Vince Having reached an age where I am no longer needed by anyone, I am free to take to the open road. I am a driver with grit,…

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I have seen Sakhalin

By Judy Dercksen Chekhov’s travels as a young doctor led him to Sakhalin. His description should have put me off any idea of visiting the Russian island: “I have seen…

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