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Travel as a Political Act

The Holy Land: Israelis and Palestinians Today
4 Jun 2018

The Holy Land: Israelis and Palestinians Today

by Lane | posted in: Stories | 0

Chapter 9 in Rick Steves’ book Travel as a Political Act covers a topic that is close to my heart and about which I have strong feelings: the Holy Land. In 2013, after Rick got back from his trip to … Continued

Travel as a Political Act
Denmark: Highly Taxed and Highly Content
10 Apr 2018

Denmark: Highly Taxed and Highly Content

by Lane | posted in: Stories | 1

Chapter 5 of Rick Steves’ Travel as a Political Act is about Denmark. I visited Denmark in 2012 and really fell in love with it. I didn’t look upon my visit to Denmark as a political act, so it was … Continued

Travel as a Political Act
Europe Unites: Successes and Struggles
30 Mar 2018

Europe Unites: Successes and Struggles

by Lane | posted in: Stories | 0

Chapter 3 of Rick Steves’ Travel as a Political Act covers a broad range of topics: economics, diversity and immigration, the refugee crisis, sex, drugs, alcohol, nudity, and the wide range of European passions for their culture. I will only … Continued

Travel as a Political Act
Lessons from the Former Yugoslavia
28 Mar 2018

Lessons from the Former Yugoslavia

by Lane | posted in: Stories | 0

In 2014 I traveled in the former Yugoslavia. I wrote about my walking tour of Sarajevo with someone who had grown up during the siege there in the 1990s. And I wrote about three of the local people I met … Continued

Bosnia, Travel as a Political Act
Travel as a Political Act
27 Mar 2018

Travel as a Political Act

by Lane | posted in: Stories | 0

I recently finished reading Rick Steves’ Travel as a Political Act. Originally published in 2009, its third edition was released last month. I found the book provocative and illuminating. I learned a lot and found much to ponder. This is … Continued

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