When I want to remember any of my own three children at a certain age, I reach for travel memories.

Saw them in Rwanda 25 years ago, and it's still one of my favorite travel memories.

"The images in the paintings that you see here are based on my travel memories, which is why they look so Impressionistic."

My earliest travel memory is of a trip to the snow in the late 60's.

But here they were, and in the frame of each slide I discovered an indelible travel memory.

I suppose I can only speak for myself when I say that they form seriously fond travel memories.

Then there was the outing to the legendary Roque Santeiro, an experience I will always hold in a special compartment of my travel memories.

In 1963, he published The Expatriates, a mix of travel memories and autobiographical material emphasizing the benefits of living outside the United States.

They have taken us off the beaten track, introduced us to new friends, taught us about local cultures, and left us with some of our best travel memories.

He has also published fourteen novels and, more recently, three books of travel memories (see detailed lists below).