On Travel

Tony Wheeler is ''the trailblazing patron saint of the world''s backpackers and adventure travelers''. New York Times

En route to his next destination, Lonely Planet founder Tony Wheeler looks at the world''s biggest business: travel. An unashamed travel addict, Wheeler writes about the joys of escaping home, satiating wanderlust, and why the bird''s-eye view from the window seat is best. Confronting travel''s great tensions-employment, income and connection versus overcrowding and cultural damage-he comes down on the side of ''pack and go''.