Bruce NorthamBruce Northam is the author of The Frugal Globetrotter and In Search of Adventure: A Wild Travel Anthology. His multimedia presentations -- held at universities and seminar centers nationwide -- celebrate the spirit and soul of circling the globe fiv times, freestyle. Bruce is Writer at Large for Blue Magazine, a guest writer for National Geographic Traveler, Details, and the Utne Reader, as well as a guest speaker on National Public Radio's The Savvy Traveler. His rambling résumé includes acting as a stunt man in Chinese action movies, judging Nicaragua's Corn Island beauty contest, surviving on sheep jerky in the Utah desert, dirty dancing in Venezuela, and babysitting in rural Japan. Bruce keeps one tentacle in Manhattan. He is currently creating his next book and television show -- both titled American Detour. Details on his live travel presentation are on AmericanDetour.com. Read More Read Less