I have an essay in the Los Angeles Review of Books that uses the story of my career to look at travel writing over the last 40 years (in books, magazines, and newspapers). Along the way it touches on the rise of American self-absorption, the shame of National Geographic, and the mystery of Louis C.K.'s initials.
https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/wish-i-were-there-the-life-and-times-of-a-travel-writer/
