Jeff Greenwald, author of the brilliant travel memoir "The Size of the World: Once Around Without Ever Leaving the Ground" was today's guest.
In the course of the conversation, he discussed:
-What the ideal travel companions are
-What it's like to travel by freighter
-The mysteries of the Dogon people of Mali
-A moving encounter with novelist Paul Bowles in Morocco
-The many meanings of pilgrimage
-The Lhasa Valley in Tibet
And much more.
The Frommer's Travel Show was named one of the 13 best for travel by the New York Times. It is a weekly podcast, hosted by Pauline Frommer, daughter of Frommer's guidebooks founder Arthur Frommer, and President of Frommer Media LLC.
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