Fred Schlomka is idiosyncratic enough that I shouldn’t have been surprised when our interview by email, between the U.S. and Israel, morphed into a personal meeting in Minneapolis. And even … Read more
Paul Bennett, like other subjects of Travel Past 50 interviews, has decades of travel experience and plenty of travel tips to share. But we’ve been interested in talking with Paul … Read more
Alison Abbott sings the praises of keeping it local whether at home or abroad, and offers tips and tricks for travel.
The tables have turned. I enjoy interviewing other travelers, especially women travel bloggers, and publish these conversations regularly on Travel Past 50 Interviews. But lately, a pyramid scheme of interviews … Read more
We were introduced to Peter and Tracy McDermott through a mutual acquaintance, and suddenly the four of us were meeting for dinner in Copenhagen. That was in April 2014, when … Read more
Corinne Vail was, for a couple years, a virtual friend. She became a regular commenter on Travel Past 50. We, in turn, discovered her travel blog and found it filled … Read more
You might meet Stanley Trollip in the U.S. or in South Africa, in a classroom or in the wild, in the air or on the ground, in person or through … Read more
Dave Ritsema, unlike some of the non-stop travelers we’ve interviewed, has created for himself and his wife, Linda, an excellent launching pad for travel. He says he got the travel … Read more
Most travel bloggers will have heard of Talon Windwalker long before this. Apart from traveling and blogging, he’s father to his almost-13-year-old traveling companion, Tigger, and an all ‘round über … Read more
Travel Past 50 asked career flight attendant, Ann O’Brien Berle, for her perspective on flying, passengers, and changes in the business of air travel. Here are her remarks, barely edited. … Read more