Browsing Archive: January, 2010

Travels with Charley: In Search of America

Posted by Jason Hussong on Sunday, January 31, 2010,
Recently I was on a hike and one of the topic of conversations was travel literature. We talked about some of our favorite books, what we were reading now, and what inspired us. My hiking buddy, Kory Kilmer, mentioned the one that really caught him was John Steinbeck's Travels with Charley. It was right at about this time that the realization struck me that I hadn't turned a page in a Steinbeck book since high school.

Back when I was in school I hated to read. Well, not so much a hate to r...

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The Best American Travel Writing of 2008

Posted by Jason Hussong on Tuesday, January 19, 2010,
I've fallen to the hype of Anthony Bourdain and his No Reservations show on the Travel Channel. I've watched it for some time now and attribute it as the sole reason for me turning the ol' dial back there. I was so sick of many of the other programs they ran that I just flipped it off and never anticipated turning back. But when Bourdain came on, I took notice of the Travel Channel once more and now check back for a couple different shows that I really enjoy.

I suppose this is why, when I ...

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