Globetrotting author to provide tips for offbeat travel

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Travel writer Doug Lansky will talk about
getting the most out of traveling the world
during a Student Activities Council lecture
scheduled to 7 p.m. Monday, April 14, in
the J.W. Jones Student Union Ballroom.

Travel expert Doug Lansky (www.douglansky.com) will speak at Northwest at 7 p.m. Monday, April 14, in the J.W. Jones Student Union Ballroom. The free lecture is being sponsored by the Student Activities Council.

The evening will include drawings for an iPod nano video player, a Garmin GPS system, autographed copies of Lansky’s travel books and a Eurail pass valued at $1,000.

After “rejecting life as a professional intern” at “Late Night with David Letterman,” “Spy Magazine” and “The New Yorker,” Lansky spent more than two years working his way around the globe, an experience that included harvesting bananas in Israel, guiding snowmobiles through the alps, selling carpets in Morocco and hitching rides on the occasional yacht.

Forced to return to the United States after an automobile accident in Thailand, Lansky was back on the road a few months later, this time as a nationally syndicated travel writer whose “Vagabond” column reached millions via the “Denver Post,” “San Francisco Chronicle” and other major newspapers.

Since then, he has continued his wondering ways while writing travel books, hosting an hour-long documentary for the Discovery Channel and turning up as a frequent guest on National Public Radio’s “The Savvy Traveler.”

A popular speaker, Lansky has contributed to such magazines as “Esquire” and “National Geographic Adventure” while spending roughly a decade making his way through more than 100 countries.

His presentation at Northwest will include colorful photographs from his many destinations along with tips on acquiring a “travel mindset” and avoiding the pitfalls associated with far away places and roads less traveled.

For more information, please contact:

Anthony Brown,
News Bureau Manager
E-Mail: abrown@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 660.562.1704
Fax: 660.562.1900

Northwest Missouri State University
219 Administration Building,
800 University Drive
Maryville, MO 64468

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