A day in the life of a longhouse Maxine Rose Schur spends an illuminating day and a night with the former headhunters of Borneo. Embraced in Spain Traveling solo in Spain, writer Barry Yeoman is befriended by a group of macho local males. Despite our uneasy place on Planet Soccer, the United States will be vying for glory as the globe's most passionately watched sporting event begins. Getting into Chechnya Journalist Thomas Goltz relates a heart-stopping adventure surreptitiously slipping by Russian border guards across a forbidden frontier on his way to Chechnya. Jeff Pulice vividly describes his own reaction and the reactions of his expatriate friends to the turmoil in the streets and the uncertainties ahead.
Wanderlust readers reveal their favorite places to play volleyball and tan in the buff.
An excerpt from Bill Bryson's new book, 'A Walk in the Woods,' describes the author's almost-encounter with two big animals in the middle of the night. A talk with Bill Bryson Wanderlust editor Don George talks with author Bill Bryson about writing, hiking and other arduous pleasures. On a stay in London, Douglas Cruickshank ponders the passions of collectors and cabbies. On a stay in London, Douglas Cruickshank ponders the passions of collectors and cabbies. Featuring original art, political humor and more.