Writer Bruce Chatwin Remembers His Extensive Travels

Tracy Johnston is the author of "Shooting the Boh: a Woman's Voyage Down the Wildest River in Borneo", which is now in its eighth printing. The book is not only an account of her adventure going down the river dealing with leeches, waterfalls, foot rot, and moldy clothes, but about her own realization that the hot flashes she was feeling in the middle of the night weren't the steamy jungle but the onset of menopause. We replay highlights from her 1993 interview.

Cahill writes in a self-deprecating way about his death-defying experiences around the world. His accounts of adventures in caves, mountains, deserts, and rapids appear in his collections, "A Wolverine is Eating My Leg," and "Jaguars Ripped My Flesh." He's also a columnist for "Outside Magazine." We replay an excerpt from his 1989 interview.

Paul Theroux is no ordinary travel writer: his books are about exotic voyages, some by train, and others by foot. His work includes "The Great Railway Bazaar," "The Old Patagonian Express," and "The Kingdom By The Sea." In this excerpt from a 1993 interview, he talks about the various diseases he's contracted over the years.