INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • With a new foreword by Tim Ferriss • “Vagabonding easily remains in my top-10 list of life-changing books. Why? Because one incredible trip, especially a long-term trip, can change your life forever. And Vagabonding teaches you how to travel (and think), not just for one trip, but for the rest of your life.”—Tim Ferriss, from the forewordThere’s nothing like vagabonding: taking time off from your normal life—from six wee...

Marco Polo Didn’t Go There is a collection of rollicking travel tales from a young writer USA Today has called Jack Kerouac for the Internet Age.” For the past ten years, Rolf Potts has taken his keen postmodern travel sensibility into the far fringes of five continents for such prestigious publications as National Geographic Traveler, Salon.com, and The New York Times Magazine. This book documents his boldest, funniest, and most revealing journeys-from...

“Thought-provoking, encouraging, and inspiring” (Gretchen Rubin) reflections on the power of travel to transform our daily lives—from the iconoclastic travel writer, scholar, and author of VagabondingFor readers who dream of travel, yearn to get back out on the road, or want to enrich a journey they’re currently on, The Vagabond’s Way explores and celebrates the life-altering essence of travel all year long. Each day of the year features a meditat...

«Ogni giorno è un viaggio, e il viaggio è casa». Rolf Potts, autore di un classico della letteratura di viaggio come Vagabondin**g, ha scelto questo pensiero apparentemente paradossale di Matsuo Bashō per darci il benvenuto e invitarci a scoprire, giorno dopo giorno, il bello del viaggiare. A questo scopo, Potts ha selezionato 366 pensieri d'autore tratti da saggi, romanzi, diari, reportage, e li ha commentati per offrirci il suo punto di vista, stimolare le nostre riflessioni e, ...

Souvenir è una storia culturale degli oggetti che raccogliamo, conserviamo e talvolta collezioniamo come ricordo dei nostri viaggi: dai vasi di ceramica raffiguranti regine tolemaiche acquistati ad Alessandria d'Egitto nel II secolo a.C. alle pacchiane riproduzioni su scala industriale della Tour Eiffel, Rolf Potts ci mostra come ogni souvenir custodisca un racconto del mondo. Quasi tutti teniamo da qualche parte – sui mobili del salotto, attaccati al frigorifero, appesi allo specchietto d...

Un modo de afrontar la idea de un largo viaje, no tanto como una simple válvula de escape, sino como un proyecto de vida, un estado de ánimo permanente. 1. Acción de dejar atrás la rutina para viajar de manera independiente durante un largo periodo. 2. Manera de viajar que hace hincapié en la creatividad, la aventura, la independencia y el crecimiento espiritual. 3. Actitud vital que permite la libertad del viaje.

At the outset of summer in 1990, a Houston gangsta rap group called the Geto Boys was poised to debut its self-titled third album under the guidance of hip-hop guru Rick Rubin. What might have been a low-profile remix release from a little-known corner of the rap universe began to make headlines when the album's distributor refused to work with the group, citing its violent and depraved lyrics. When The Geto Boys was finally released, chain stores refused to stock it, concert prom...

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.For as long as people have traveled to distant lands, they have brought home objects to certify the journey. More than mere merchandise, these travel souvenirs take on a personal and cultural meaning that goes beyond the object itself. Drawing on several millennia of examples-from the relic-driven quests of early Christians, to the mass-produced tchotchkes that line the shelves...

“Thought-provoking, encouraging, and inspiring” (Gretchen Rubin) reflections on the power of travel to transform our daily lives—from the iconoclastic travel writer, scholar, and author of VagabondingFor readers who dream of travel, yearn to get back out on the road, or want to enrich a journey they’re currently on, The Vagabond’s Way explores and celebrates the life-altering essence of travel all year long. Each day of the year features a meditat...

Bloomsbury presents Souvenir by Rolf Potts, read by Adam Sims.Object Lessons is a series of short books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.For as long as people have traveled to distant lands, they have brought home objects to certify the journey. More than mere merchandise, these travel souvenirs take on a personal and cultural meaning that goes beyond the object itself. Drawing on several millennia of examples—from the relic-driven quests of early Christia...

RESUMEN COMPLETO: VAGABUNDO (VAGABONDING) - BASADO EN EL LIBRO DE ROLF POTTS ¿Estás listo para potenciar tu conocimiento sobre "VAGABUNDO"? ¿Quieres aprender de manera rápida y concisa las lecciones clave de este libro? ¿Estás preparado para procesar la información de todo un libro en tan solo una lectura de aproximadamente 20 minutos? ¿Te gustaría tener una comprensión más profunda de las técnicas y ejercicios del libro original? ¡Entonces este libro es para ti! CONTENIDO DEL LIBRO: Apren...

Ao ler este resumo, o senhor aprenderá como tornar-se um verdadeiro aventureiro, fazendo de suas viagens uma arte de viver.O senhor aprenderá também como :viajar com mais freqüência e por mais tempo;fazer de suas viagens sua prioridade;simplificar sua vida;viajar melhor;conhecer-se melhor a si mesmo.Vaguear por aí. Esse termo derivado do latim é bastante conotado; no inconsciente coletivo, evoca os sem-teto, a pobreza e a ausência de ...