Travels. Books. Explorations.
On Fourth of July weekend I’m at 6,100 feet in the North Cascades Mountains. And I’ve walked back into winter. In retrospect, I knew enough that I shouldn’t have been surprised by the extent of the snowfield I encountered. I was working as a park ranger in these mountains, and have lived in landscapes and …
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What does it mean to go back to a place? I’ve been back a month now from my last big international travels, a month-long trip to Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. The trip was spurred by the fact I knew I needed to get the stories of African volcanoes into my current book project. It was …
Today marked my one-year anniversary of moving to New York City. “That’s quite the change!” is the normal reaction I get when I tell people this—and of course it is. I am a West Coaster through and through—born in California, raised and went to college in Washington. For the last seven years I have hopped …
I was again excited to be able to experience some pretty amazing places across the United States and world this year, spending time in eight states and three countries. Here are some of my favorite travel photos from my 2017 journeys! Comment on your favorites! I hope these photos remind everyone what an amazing world …
Polynesian culture and lava: 2017 has brought two more trips to volcanic lands that will be featured in my upcoming travel book about visiting some of the world's most interesting and infamous volcanoes. (Read more about my upcoming book project here.) In May 2017, I hopped over to the Big Island of Hawai‘i for a …
Summer travel: the lure of the open road, the opportunity to jet off to a far-off country. Summer camping trip with my family when I was young introduced me to traveling many years ago, and though I do most of my own big trips in the fall and winter (it’s when I have time off), …
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What’s the worst travel advice you’ve ever been given? I have been given advice both good and bad before my travels, and am happy to announce the titles of twenty stories of travel advice I am glad I ignored, travel lesson I had to learn along the way as I explored more than a dozen …
I’m excited to officially announce my next book, Make Sure You Have a Map (And Other Bits of Travel Advice I’m Glad I Ignored)! My second book will be a fun look at bad travel advice, and the stories that have come from ignoring this advice during my travels in twelve countries. Taking slightly sketchy …
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Writers, philosophers, and nomads across the globe have been writing about the travel for thousands of years. Men and women from all walks of life have written about the value of travel, the reasons to travel, and the debate about the “right” way to travel. Here are a smattering of some of my favorite travel …
I’m moving again. This does not come as a surprise to my parents, friends, or old colleagues whose first question when we catch up is always “and where are you living these days?” But I am not sure I have the classic disease Wanderlust. Despite what my grandmothers think, I can stay in the same …
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Bryanna Plog 