In his first book, the now iconic “Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-term World Travel”, Rolf Potts promoted the ethic of independent travel. It was released in 2003 and – after more than 20 printings and many translations worldwide – had a huge impact on the global travelers’ scene and on how we view backpacking and long-term travelling. Rolf also wrote for National Geographic Traveler, The Guardian, The New Yorker and New York Times, and has taught writing at Penn and Yale and the Paris American Academy. In this episode of Unfolding Maps, he talks about how he tried to infiltrate the set of the movie “The Beach” with Leonardo DiCaprio, how travel as such as changed in the past decades and how we can best overcome some common misconceptions that threaten to lessen our travel experiences. www.rolfpotts.com For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy