When In Roam: Rolf Potts

Rolf Potts is probably best known for his book "Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel," which earned him a loyal following of devoted travelers & the distinguished title of "Jack Kerouac for the Internet age" from USA Today. Rolf's second book, "Marco Polo Didn't Go There," is equally impressive & is a collection of previously published essays & articles with some added juicy details behind some of his adventures. As you've probably guessed by now, Rolf is a little hard to pin down, but try to keep an eye out for one of his travel-writing courses or lectures listed on his website at www.RolfPotts.com or on Twitter at @RolfPotts. He was the 2011/2012 writer-in-residence at the University of Pennsylvania, & he's currently lecturing at Yale. If you're fortunate enough to be in France this July 1-28, make sure to check out one of Rolf's classes at the Paris American Academy where he's been the writing workshop director since 2005. I caught up with Rolf at New York's Hostelling International, where we talked shop about the travel-writing world.