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The Trip of a Lifetime in South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland

The Spectator

Is This America’s Most Racist Town? (Harrison/Zinc Arkansas + Return to the Land)

The Spectator

Why Is It So Hard to Get Into the University of Florida?

Flamingo Magazine

Are Thought Crimes Now a Deportable Offense?

The Spectator

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Tokyo Drift: Japan’s once-pricey capital is now cost-effective for Americans

The Spectator

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Kamikochi: Japan’s Car Free Town That Hikers Love

BBC Travel

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Kihnu, Estonia’s Imaginary Island of Women

The Spectator

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Visiting Bears on the Russian Border

Spectator World

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Escaping the City in San Antonio de Areco, Argentina

Spectator World

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On the Pleasures of Cruising the Celebrity Edge

Spectator World

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Florida’s Equestrian Field of Dreams

Spectator World

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Country Collectors Go to War Over Ukraine

Spectator World

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Why Roger Federer Is Still the Greatest of All Time

City Journal

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Tough Times for Argentina

The Wall Street Journal

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Dave Seminara couldn’t quite follow in Roger Federer’s footsteps, so he walked in them

The Buffalo News

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On the Road in Azerbaijan With the World’s Most Traveled People

Perceptive Travel

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Hidden Tampa: The Best of an Often-Overlooked Florida City

The New York Times

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Republicans are Stoking Antisemitism Fears to Silence Critics of Israel

Spectator World

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Can You Be Addicted to Travel? (Mad Travelers Excerpt)

Atlas Obscura

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Read the First Chapter of Mad Travelers

Literary Hub

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Dave Talks Switzerland with Roger Federer

The New York Times

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Mad Travelers: A Tale of Wanderlust, Greed & the Quest to Reach the Ends of the Earth

Now Available!

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Footsteps of Federer: A Fan’s Pilgrimage Across 7 Swiss Cantons in 10 Acts

Published March 2, 2021

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36 Hours in Basel, Switzerland

The New York Times

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Nobody Likes Tourists—Until They Stay Away

The Wall Street Journal

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What I Wouldn’t Give for a Shave That Isn’t Woke

The Wall Street Journal

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Few Know How to Enter; Fewer Finish

The New York Times

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The Last Hike of David Gimelfarb

Chicago Magazine

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The Day They Belabored the Point

The New York Times

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This Indonesian Island Is a Respite From Bali. At Least for Now.

The New York Times

Bio

Dave Seminara is a writer and former diplomat based in St. Petersburg, Florida. He is the author of four excellent books and hundreds of articles.