Some of the most evocative travel books aren’t travel books at all. A strong sense of place can transport you, no matter which section of the book store the volume is shelved in. I starting thinking about the books that stoke my own wanderlust when I was working on this armchair travel episode of my podcast, which focused on how books can make us feel like we’ve traveled without leaving home. When I do my own research into a place (or recommend books about my part of the worl

Subscription boxes used to confuse me. I just didn’t understand why anyone would spend money and not know exactly what they’d get. “It’s a surprise,” my friend Liz said, probably resisting the urge to roll her eyes. “That’s the point.” Then the coronavirus pandemic happened. After days of social distancing, I was craving a little novelty and surprise. I spent a few minutes researching subscription boxes for the Social Distancing Staycation episode of Travel Tomorrow and that