A Travel Book Author With Doubts About Travel

Mel Gussow article on Alain de Botton’s book The Art of Travel, which takes intellectual approach to travel and holds reading about some foreign places can sometimes be better than visiting them; photo (M)

On the Lookout for Quirky Places to Stay

Meghan McEwen, a travel writer, has reviewed dozens of family-owned inns, and now has opened one of her own in Detroit.