I’m Richard Humphries, a teacher, traveler and writer. After growing up in New Jersey and graduating from university, I set out to see the world. I traveled the old hippie trail from Europe to India, crossed the Sahara, traveled up the Nile on a rust-bucket barge, and hitchhiked to Alaska, to name but a few journeys. The … Read More about About the Author
New Book
New Book
“A propulsive narrative, interesting cast of characters, eye-witness authenticity, and just the right balance of description, analysis, exposition and humor, make this an intriguing and instructive-without-being-pedagogic read.” (Stephen Mansfield, author of “Lao Hill Tribes: Traditions and Patterns of Existence” and “Tokyo: A Cultural and Literary History”