Jan 01, 2002 although i do admire rolf potts, i think that the advice written in this book is less practical information and more spiritual inspiration. Rolf potts travel writer, essayist, adventurer, teacher. Rolf potts embarked on a sixweek journey around the world, taking with him nothing but the clothes he stood up in as well as a few items in his pockets. Check out my interview with rolf potts for more insight into how and why he travels. An uncommon guide to the art of longterm world travel is a travel classic and has inspired many people like tim ferriss to shun the conventional to travel for long periods of time. How to pack for a journey with no luggage no baggage. I need to confess, as i come to the end of the sumatra leg of these dispatches, that the visual narrative of these posts is perhaps inevitably shaped by what i was able to photograph as a solo traveler on the island. Why rolf is traveling around the world with no luggage. Rolf potts answers your travel questions bootsnall travel. Rolf potts has reported from more than sixty countries for the likes of national geographic traveler, the new york times magazine, conde nast traveler. This book collects rolf s boldest, funniest, and most revealing journeys from his first 10 years as a travel writer from crashing the set of a leonardo dicaprio movie in thailand to learning the secrets of tantric sex in a dubious indian ashram. Since most people dont travel with a film crew, rolf s advice for the average no baggage traveler is a bit broader than the rules hes set for himself.
After six weeks and more than 30,000 miles on five continents, ive come fullcircle to new york and. Travel author rolf potts describes the scottevest travel clothing he has selected to wear during the no baggage challenge. Feb 07, 2012 a chat with celebrated travel writer rolf potts on the topics of no baggage travel, his latest book, and more. How to travel 12 countries with no baggage whatsoever the. A conversation with rolf potts, travel writer the atlantic. We follow the exploits of others, like rolf potts and his the no baggage challenge that saw him traverse the world in 7 weeks, and we think, i wish i could do that. Nov 26, 2010 potts threw down the gauntlet and visited 12 countries in six weeks, including thailand, malaysia and singapore. Rolf potts takes the theme of traveling light to a whole new level, as he now begins his no baggage challenge. Within a matter of days this idea had made its way to scottevest ceo and founder scott jordan, and with some key input, assistance, and an around the world ticket from sean keener, founder of the budget travel network the no baggage challenge was born. The bio of rolf potts reads like a whoswho of celebrated travel writers. Rolf potts goes round the world with no luggage travel. This in mind, here are the clothes im wearingbringing on the no baggage challenge. Sep 15, 2010 rolf potts will travel through 12 countries in 42 days, with his current location updated here. Interview with travel writer rolf potts travel like anna.
Today im excited to announce my latest travel project. About the challenge no baggage challenge around the. Why this journey doesnt really count as vagabonding no. He is recognized as a pioneer of nobaggage travel, having embarked on many voyages around the world with only a passport, money.
Rolf potts born october, 1970 is an american travel writer, essayist, podcaster, and author. Travel author rolf potts says he can pull off this recordsetting feat, thanks. All of these websites have changed with the times, and will continue to do so. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Rolf potts travels around the world with no luggage. May 05, 2011 a conversation with rolf potts, travel writer. A chat with celebrated travel writer rolf potts on the topics of no baggage travel, his latest book, and more. Traveling light is essential to the notion of vagabonding, and the more i traveled, the more i became intrigued by the idea of giving up luggage. From this hour i ordain myself loosd of limits and imaginary lines, going where i list, my own master total and absolute, listening to others, considering well what they say, pausing, searching, receiving, contemplating, gently, but with undeniable will divesting myself of the holds that would hold me. For a realtime account of the adventure, including blog essays and two dozen fieldproduced videos, check out the no baggage challenge blog. Here, he describes what helped him to survive without baggage. Along the way, he kept a fascinating blog about the struggles and revelations of a no baggage challenge. Everyone recommends packing light, but have you ever considered traveling without any luggage at all just a few essentials tucked into your pockets. Rolf potts writes with the soul of an explorer and a scholars love of research.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read no baggage. More about the book excerpted from vagabonding by rolf potts 2002 by rolf potts. Scottevest products are so useful that famed travel writer and vagabond rolf potts recently employed them on a sixweek, around the world trip in place of luggage. In late august of 2010, travel writer rolf potts embarked on a trip that is taking. Potts pursued a project that he called the no baggage challenge, in. When rolf told us about the idea behind the no baggage challenge, we. Rolf potts no baggage challenge bootsnalls travel community. Traveling to 12 countries in 6 weekswith no baggage not even a man pursesatchel. I wrote my first book while living there nearly ten years ago, and i passed through the country over a dozen times while living and. An uncommon guide to the art of longterm world travel. Jan 16, 2020 rolf potts is one of my favorite writers, and his book vagabonding was one of only four books i recommended as fundamental in the 4hour workweek.
Week 4 recap of the no baggage challenge no baggage fieldreportweekfour. On his no baggage challenge journey, rolf did not bring a single bag, not even a carryon. Rolf potts has reported from more than sixty countries for the likes of national geographic traveler, the new yorker, outside, the new york times mag. She blogs at waiting to be read where she helps you find your next great book to read because life. My notes i think if i can make a bundle of cash before im thirty and get out of this racket, he says, ill be able to ride my motorcycle across china. Vagabonding is about taking time off from your normal life from six weeks to four months to two years to discover and experience the world on your own terms. As john muir was well aware, vagabonding has never been regulated by the fickle public definition of lifestyle. Andrew mccarthy, actor, director and author of the longest way home 20. The same mentality can be helpful in life too, according to rolf. He intends to do all this with no luggage, no backpack, no man purse not even a fanny pack. How to travel with no luggage at all and what this. Ever since the earliest days of my nobaggage roundtheworld journey, ive wanted to test out the smell and appearance of my sev travel clothing by trying to. It was also one of two books, the other being walden.
Rolf potts has reported from more than sixty countries for the likes of national geographic traveler, the new yorker, outside, the new york times magazine, the believer, the guardian u. Rolf pottss blog share book recommendations with your. As the 19 th century naturalist john muir was fond of saying, the best way to prepare for a trip is to throw. A few weeks ago i illustrated a miniessay about the joys. An uncommon guide to the art of longterm world travel, rolf has no doubt inspired an entire generation of contemporary travelers.
Borrowing or buying items along the way is permitted but excludes bags. Rolf potts has reported from more than sixty countries for the likes of national geographic traveler, the new york times magazine, conde nast traveler, outside, national public radio, and the travel channel. My rolf potts author site dates back to 1998, and hence is one of the oldest travelwriter websites out there. Potts pursued a project that he called the no baggage. I alluded to this in my previous post about lake maninjau but whereas my swim to the batinfested slopes of tarandam island was a oneoff undertaking, i swam over mile. Now im taking up a no baggage challenge but its for charity. A minimalist tale of love and wandering ebook written by clara bensen.
As ive mentioned elsewhere, my no baggage adventure is a stunt of sorts that is meant to promote the virtues of simplicity, traveling light, and valuing experiences over possessions. Oct 15, 2018 in this weeks travel tuesday interview, i chat with travel writer rolf potts, a legend in the travel world. One physical activity i rediscovered during my time in sumatra was openwater swimming. I went to texas for five days to visit my husbands family and to spend some time at. No baggage challenge around the world with no luggage. Starting tomorrow, travel writer rolf potts will embark on a trip that will take him around the world without using a single piece of luggage. Aug 19, 2010 the average traveler can avoid extra bag fees by supplementing or replacing their carryon bag with a stylish jacket or vest from sevs extensive line. No baggage challenge for charity this summer travel writer rolf potts went around the world in fortytwo days, with no baggage.
This post will explain how hes going to do it, and theres a kickass giveaway at the end. In that spirit, i dont want to micromanage my no baggage packing list. Here is his route, and also the rules he is going to live by on this 42day 12country tour. No baggage challenge rolf potts travels around the world with no luggage. Her first book no baggage, a travel memoir, is based on a 20 article entitled the craziest okcupid date ever that was read by more than half a million people. Rolf potts explores thailand with only the clothes on his back. Sep 09, 2010 rolf potts takes the theme of traveling light to a whole new level, as he now begins his no baggage challenge. Rolf potts s practical advice might just convince you to enjoy that openended trip of a lifetime. The average traveler can avoid extra bag fees by supplementing or replacing their carryon bag with a stylish jacket or vest from sevs extensive line. Much like the objects that we bestow with meaning, this book carries a rich, lingering resonance. Vagabonding by rolf potts the art of long term world travel. Everything he is carrying is on his person, in a vest and cargo trousers. The real cost of traveling the world like rolf potts.
His no baggage challenge last year highlighted the idea that travel can be much simpler than we tend to think. Hes traveling the world for six weeks without a single piece of luggage. He has written four books, including vagabonding random house, 2003. His blog details his travels, and his packing techniques are also quite useful. I think there are probably a lot of travel writers. In late august of 2010 rolf embarked on a trip that took him around the world without using a single piece of luggage. Thats because he isnt bringing any luggage, not even a carryon. No baggage challenge update rolfs latest travel project is the no baggage challenge a journey that will take him around the world without using a single piece of luggage. Starting saturday i will embark from new york on a journey that. A number of these articles were later anthologized, including tantric sex for. Why rolf is traveling around the world with no luggage no. I am rolf potts, a travel writer who has traveled around the world with no luggage of any kind, and am the author of vagabonding. Rolfs news and updates rolf potts vagabonding blog.
Aug 19, 2010 travel author rolf potts describes the scottevest travel clothing he has selected to wear during the no baggage challenge. Most simply dismiss the idea of extended travel as impossible. Rick steves potts wants us to wander, to explore, to embrace the unknown, and, finally, to take our own damn time about it. Veteran shoestring traveler rolf potts shows how anyone armed with an independent spirit can achieve the dream of extended overseas travel. Its been about 4 months since the no baggage challenge came to an end back in new york city. Rather, it has always been a private choice within a society that is constantly urging us to do otherwise. Here are a few factors that illustrate how my no baggage travels might differ from the vagabonding ive promoted in my book. How to travel 12 countries with no baggage whatsoever. Learn the art of longterm world travel in this animated book summary of vagabonding by rolf. But its clear that potts is not just an average traveler as he embarks from new york on the first leg of the sixweek no baggage challenge starting this saturday, august 21st. Souvenir, a sweet new book by rolf potts, is a little gem easily tucked into a jacket pocket filled with big insights souvenir explores our passions for such possessions and why we are compelled to transport items from one spot to another souvenirs introduction, titled an embarrassment of eiffel towers, is a delight to ponder. Rolf potts is perhaps best known for promoting the ethic of independent travel, and his book on the subject, vagabonding. Here are 8 key tips from rolf on how to plan and execute a no luggage journey. Rolf potts is one of the most famous travelers and travel writers of our day, and hes also a good friend of bootsnall, so we were thrilled that he included us on his virtual book tour for his new book, marco polo didnt go there.
Aug 20, 2010 no borrowing items from his cameraman or using his cameraman as a pack mule. Since most people dont travel with a film crew, rolfs advice for the average nobaggage traveler is a bit broader than the rules hes set for himself. My name is rolf potts, im a travel writer who has written for national geographic, the new yorker, outside, the new york times, sports illustrated, and the travel channel, among others. Aug 19, 2010 why not send me around the world with no luggage. The lifestyle philosophies he outlined in vagabonding are considered to have been a key influence on the digital nomad movement. Most of what he writes are things to motivate the reader, to show that a vagabonding lifestyle is desirable and possible. An uncommon guide to the art of long term world travel. My travels have taken me around the world, including a six week stretch 12 countries and 34,000 miles with no luggage or bags of any kind. Potts is perhaps best known for promoting the ethic of independent travel, and his book on the subject, vagabonding. Jp santiago on how the pandemic will transform air travel, and what the new normal will look like. Rolf pottss practical advice might just convince you to enjoy that. Check out what rolf packed on his no baggage challenge. Experience the world like rolf did, without baggage. Aug 24, 2010 i am absolutely fascinated by rolf potts.
Rolf potts travels around the world with no luggage no baggage challenge tweet. Bootsnall connects independent travelers as they plan around the world trips, so we knew our community of travelers would be engaged and excited by this its a trip that i want to go on. In rolf s words 1 manage the journey from your mobile phone. Africa, asia, general, rolfs news and updates egypt to johannesburg. Aug 19, 2010 rolf potts wont be worrying about checked luggage fees or lost bags as he travels around the world in the next six weeks.
How to travel with no luggage at all and what this teaches you. About the challenge no baggage challenge around the world. Vagabonding and millions of other books are available for instant access. And vagabonding teaches you how to travel and think, not just for one trip, but for. An interview with rolf potts, world traveler and author. Stories and revelations from one decade as a postmodern travel writer. He trekked over 30,000 miles without a single bag to weigh him down. The few items he did bring including a toothbrush, an ipod, and a few extra items of clothing were tucked away in his pockets. After watching the videos for rolf potts no baggage challenge, i was stoked about trying it out for myself.
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