Good travelers know it's people that carbonate your travels, but get too friendly

too quickly with the wrong crowd and your trip could end abruptly. Or you'll come

back with a great story. Hi I'm Rick Steeves. For the past 10 years, Rolf Potts has been writing and blogging

about his travel adventures and misadventures all around the world. He's compiled some of his most

memorable stories about the people he's encountered in his travels in his latest book.

Marco Polo didn't go there.

We'll check in with Rolf today to hear what kinds of holes he's been punching into the world of conventional travel writing.

It's sort of a mad cap adventure that turns philosophical in the middle of the story as I try to figure

out why I'm doing this and why travelers in general seek to get away from other travelers.

Later in the hour, we'll also open the phones for your budget travel tips and focus on ways to

enjoy the local cuisine without going broke.

We're finding ways to make your travels both an adventure and tasty in the hour ahead on travel with Rick Steeves.

How do you find adventure when it seems that everything's long been discovered?

Rolf Potts is a knack for meeting people, becoming part of the places he visits all around the world.

For the past decade, he's been sharing his adventures through his blog at Rolf Potts.com.

Today on Travel with Rick Steves, Rolf tells us about experiences that led to his latest book,

a collection of travel tales called Mark Marco Polo didn't go there.

Rolf has gotten himself into and out of a few misadventures,

and he's got an interesting perspective on what's different about the internet generation of travelers and travel writers.

Rol, good to have you back.

Thanks for having me.

Your book is a collection of 20 stories.

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