Travel by the Book TV

03/02/2024

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood.

One of my childhood heroes, Mr. Rogers, grew up in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, and lived in Pittsburgh as an adult. On a cold November day I did the Mr. Rogers to...

26/01/2024

One of my favorite episodes. Really fun to deep dive into the work of August Wilson.

Playwright August Wilson grew up in The Hill District in Pittsburgh and wrote plays about the people and struggles of this predominantly Black neighborhood. ...

12/01/2024

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In April 1971 Hunter S. Thompson went to Las Vegas on assignment for Sports Illustrated to cover the Mint 400 Motorcycle Race. His report of his drugged-out ...

29/12/2023

I visited the Navajo Capital Library and learned about what they're doing to preserve the Navajo (Diné) language. Super cool experience.

Yá'át'ééh! On a recent trip, I visited the Navajo (Diné) Nation Library and Museum in the capital of the Navajo Nation, Window Rock, Arizona. I have always b...

22/12/2023

Had a lot of fun at the Algonquin Hotel, learning about Dorothy Parker and the writers of the Algonquin Round Table. One of my favorite episodes of "Travel by the Book TV"

In 1919 a group of writers, critics, playwrights, and actors began to gather daily at the Algonquin Hotel on W 44th St in Manhattan. They were all up-and-com...

15/12/2023

This week I retrace Henry David Thoreau's steps along the outer beaches of Cape Cod and discover a beached whale! Check it out.https://youtu.be/bhOqHMawKeI?si=UXBiRjK3bNxmnN7C

08/12/2023

Just in time for Hanukkah, I visit the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst MA on the latest episode of my YouTube travel show, Travel by the Book TV, to celebrate Yiddish language, culture, and literature.

Duane tours the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Massachusettes, and meets with its founder Aaron Lansky, author of the book "Outsitting History." Yiddish was...

02/12/2023

Season 2 of "Travel by the Book TV" has begun with "Chasing Melville and Moby Dick from New York to New Bedford." Rachel and I had a great time taking a deep dive into the world and work of Melville.

Duane and Rachel go on the hunt for Herman Melville and the elusive great white whale. We visit historic sites associated with Melville in New York City, Alb...

10/02/2023

Duane and Rachel travel to Cedar City to the Utah Shakespeare Festival!

Duane and Rachel travel to Cedar City, Utah to visit the Tony Award-winning Utah Shakespeare Festival. They share nine tips on how to make your visit to the ...

03/12/2022

New episode: https://youtu.be/x2tfmgCSCyk We visit Louis L'Amour's room at the Strater Hotel to see where he lived every August for a decade and get a great tour from resident historian Roy Meiworm!

Lit Lodging: Duane and Rachel travel to Durango, Colorado to explore the historic Strater Hotel where legendary "western" author Louis L'Amour rented room 22...

11/11/2022

Our first "official" episode of Travel by the Book TV looks at the homes F. Scott Fitzgerald lived in while working in Hollywood.

Duane and Rachel uncover three of Scott Fitzgerald's former homes while he was in Hollywood working in the movies and writing the Last Tycoon. Program conten...

04/11/2022

Our first episodes are up and running. Check out Travel by the Book TV.

James Joyce, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Mark Twain in Buffalo? So, you're a literary pilgrim, but have you considered a pilgrimage to Buffalo, New York? Probab...

04/11/2022

Tomorrow's the big day: Travel by the Book TV goes live to the world - 3 pm Pacific/6 pm Eastern - see you there!

Premiering on November 4th, 2022. Welcome to TRAVEL BY THE BOOK. We're Duane & Rachel Andersen and two of our favorite things are reading and traveling. When...

01/11/2022

At Vivian's in Studio City getting ready to shoot more episodes of Travel by the Book TV.

21/09/2022

Welcome to Travel by the Book. Look forward to Duane and Rachel's Youtube Travel show premiering later this Fall. Please like and subcribe. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdr6C6T9-6DGehCG03XcuCA

Welcome to TRAVEL BY THE BOOK. We're Duane & Rachel Andersen and two of our favorite things are reading and traveling. When we travel we love to visit spots ...

21/09/2022