Dispatch from the Land of the Thunder Dragon
By Dr. Ravi Shankar “Welcome to Bhutan, the happiest place on Earth,” Sonam, a fit woman in her late 20’s, greeted us in perfect inflected…
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Three Truths for Teaching Writing
By Kelsey Liebenson-Morse The 2020-2021 school year concluded my seventh year of teaching. In many cultures and religions, seven is an important number. In fact,…
Call Me By Your Name Literary Travel Guide
By Hannah White One of my favorite summer films of all time, Call Me by Your Name (2017) directed by Luca Guadagnino and based on…
Macondo Magic and Other Blessings
By Suzanne Adam The death of Gabriel García Márquez prompted me to reread his Nobel-winning One Hundred Years of Solitude,“Cien Años de Soledad” in Spanish—the…
The Magic of Venice and ‘The Thief Lord’
by Jessica A. Beck When I first read Cornelia Funke’s The Thief Lord, I couldn’t have been more than 10 years old. I was a girl…
The Year of Shakespeare: How to Celebrate the Bard in 2016
By Mary Kate Costigan Really, every year is the year of Shakespeare. But 2016 holds special importance, as it marks 400 years since his death.…
We Recommend This App: Trover, A Social Network for Travelers
By Alex Nicoll. Trover is an image-hosting app created by the founder of Expedia. In this age of Instagram, Facebook, Twitter (and Tumblr and Pintrest…
Festival Season Preview: The Hay Festival Returns to Kells
by G.J. Schear Kells. The very name suggests books. One of the most famous in the world, The Book of Kells, an illuminated manuscript of…
On Pizza in Naples and Flying Solo: Five Questions with Literary Traveler Contributor Ruth Setton
Here at Literary Traveler we’re blessed with a truly amazing roster of writers. In our new column, Five Questions, we ask our contributors to share…
The Importance of Empathy: Walking in Loung Ung’s Footsteps in Cambodia
By Katie Steinharter They say that at the end of the day, we’re all not that different. I disagree. Life deals us all a different…