In this episode, which also appears in my Words & Images podcast, award-winning author, filmmaker, and LitWings founder Erin Byrne talks about someplace I myself know well: España! From leading writers in search of Lorca’s duende to her own profound spiri

Northern California journalist Cathy Miller traveled to a Greek island to spend three weeks volunteering at a refugee camp. We talked about the refugee crisis, life in the camps, and Cathy’s incredible experiences on the frontline of a tragedy most of us

Ryan Waters is the "Before You Die Guy." Ryan’s entertaining and informative web series shows viewers how to realize their bucket-list dreams all over the world—on a budget. Swim with manatees! Shoot a rocket launcher! Skydive from a helicopter! I talked

Sivani Babu and Sabine Bergmann from online travel magazine Hidden Compass. Their new issue is just out, and it’s full of work by award-winning writers and photographers who have been featured in publications such as National Geographic, Geo, and Time, a

Cinematographer, performer, and award-winning author of Showdown at Shinagawa, Bill Zarchy. Bill’s tales from the road, technical articles, and personal essays have appeared in Chicken Soup for the Soul and Travelers’ Tales anthologies, as well as the San

Travel writer, editor, and proud Oaklander Jessie Fetterling. Jessie is a contributor to Time.com, Mother Earth News, The Press Democrat, Sonoma Magazine, and Ravishly.com, among many others. She’s also author of "100 Things to Do in Oakland Before You Di

Recorded live on air on March 4, 2018, in this episode (which also appears in my Words & Images podcast) I talk with one of the world’s most successful photographers, Robert Holmes. Bob has worked for National Geographic, Geo, Wine Spectator, and many mor

Adventurers Michael Shapiro (A Sense of Place, National Geographic Traveler, the Washington Post) and Jackie Yau (Inspirato, Travelers’ Tales anthologies, and the Travel Guide to California) talk about their recent travel to Cuba. We not only discussed t

Explorer, photographer, and award-winning author James Michael Dorsey. James has traveled extensively in 48 countries, his main pursuit of the last 15 years being remote cultures, mostly in Asia and Africa. In addition to being featured in Lonely Planet,

Award-winning filmmaker and cinematographer Herv Cohen talks about his latest project.Life Underground is both an online experience and an immersive installation, allowing viewers to meet subway passengers from all over the world and listen to their per