Travel

September 21, 2026

Blue Highways: How a Quiet Road Book Changed the Way America Travels

William Least Heat-Moon’s 1982 journey through small towns and back roads turned overlooked places into destinations—and helped make slow travel…

September 13, 2026

Bashō’s Narrow Road: How a Japanese Journey Became a New Way to See the World

In 1689, Matsuo Bashō set out across northern Japan. The book that grew from the journey transformed travel into a…

September 13, 2026

Farthest North: How Fridtjof Nansen Turned an Arctic Expedition Into a Book of Patience

Fridtjof Nansen’s Farthest North is more than a record of polar exploration. It is an unusual travel book about uncertainty,…

September 13, 2026

The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea: How an Ancient Sailor Mapped the Indian Ocean in Words

Written nearly 2,000 years ago, the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea offered merchants a practical guide to ports, winds, goods,…

September 13, 2026

The Voyage of the Beagle: How a Travel Journal Changed What Humanity Saw in Nature

Charles Darwin’s account of a five-year voyage became more than an adventure book. It showed how careful travel, patient observation,…

September 13, 2026

Ibn Battuta’s Rihla: How One Traveler Turned the Medieval World Into a Book

Long before modern passports and guidebooks, Ibn Battuta crossed North Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and West Africa. The account…

September 10, 2026

Indianapolis Turned Eight Miles of City Streets Into a Cultural Trail

The Indianapolis Cultural Trail links neighborhoods, museums, public art and everyday destinations—showing how transportation infrastructure can also become civic space.