Gone Astray

Series produced by Russell Johnson

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Essays about travel, culture and technology

Audio essays about travel, culture and technology recorded around the world by Russ Johnson, editor of connectedtraveler.com


5 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
Lost in Tschotskiland
From: Russell Johnson
Series: Gone Astray
Caption: Batik Paints - Bali, Indonesia, Credit: Russell Johnson
Disposing of souvenirs at the Marin County, California dump, which is a tourist attraction in itself.

Bought by PRX to iTunes


  • Added: Jan 18, 2010
  • Length: 04:58
  • Purchases: 1
Old Las Vegas With Freddie G
From: Russell Johnson
Series: Gone Astray
Caption: Las Vegas, Credit: Russell Johnson
Old Las Vegas lore from the restaurateur who taught Don Rickles how to water ski.

Bought by WLPR and PRX to iTunes


  • Added: Jan 18, 2010
  • Length: 05:30
  • Purchases: 2
Harpin' the Ling in Boonville
From: Russell Johnson
Series: Gone Astray
Caption: Booneville Vineyard, Credit: Russell Johnson
Boonville, California where people speak in tongues: winemaking gibberish and a quickly-disappearing folk language called Boontling.

Bought by PRX to iTunes


  • Added: Jan 18, 2010
  • Length: 04:43
  • Purchases: 1
Above the Clouds in Costa Rica
From: Russell Johnson
Series: Gone Astray
Caption: Monteverde Cloud Forest, Credit: Russell Johnson
A game poacher turned park ranger explains how bad roads, bird guano and global warming affect nature in the Monteverde Cloud Forest.

Bought by PRX to iTunes


  • Added: Jan 18, 2010
  • Length: 05:25
  • Purchases: 1
A Bai Wedding in China
From: Russell Johnson
Series: Gone Astray
Caption: Lake Erhai - Yunnan Province, China, Credit: Russell Johnson
What happens when you follow a truckload of people banging drums and tooting horns in Yunnan Province, China.

Bought by WBEZ and PRX to iTunes


  • Added: Jan 18, 2010
  • Length: 04:48
  • Purchases: 2