Rolf Potts
Travel writer and essayist
Rolf Potts is an American travel writer and essayist. He wrote Vagabonding and has reported from more than sixty countries.
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American Born 1970
About Rolf Potts
Rolf Potts was born in 1970. He is a travel writer, essayist and podcaster who has written five books, including Vagabonding, first published in 2003. The ideas in that book are considered an important influence on the digital nomad movement. He has reported from more than sixty countries and traveled across six continents. His work has appeared in National Geographic Traveler, The New Yorker, Slate and The Guardian. His journeys have included hitchhiking across Eastern Europe and driving a Land Rover from California to Argentina. He keeps a small farmhouse in north-central Kansas.