Mark Orwoll

The Part That Went Over the Fence Last When did it become too expensive to eat in New York restaurants? Seriously. When did this happen, and why did no one tell me?

When did Rod Serling take over the New York dining scene? Rumpled chicken skin and chicken feet for $175 per person?! Here's my latest Substack column—with bonus content! markorwoll.substack.com/p/the-part-t...

Another Substack? Please, God, No... Mark Orwoll decides to get in on the action

Another Substack?! Please, God, no... Yes! It's "Mark Orwoll Is At It Again." I hope it'll make you smile. Travel, oddballs, strange food, maybe cute dogs. But always good humor (and no politics). So join us, won't you? It'd be strange if I sat there all by myself... substack.com/home/post/p-...

Just One Little Hitch Check out this great listen on Audible.com. 1976. The ass end of the hippie era. Adrift in college, Mark Orwoll drops out in favor of the hitchhiker's road through Europe, the U.K., and Morocco. Along...

Just One Little Hitch is finally available as an audiobook from Audible. Click on the "preview" link to get a free sample. Would love a review (if you like it)! The audiobook will be available on Amazon and iTunes in a couple of days. Thanks for your support! Peace.

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Hitchhiking Through Europe and Morocco in the 1970's Podcast Episode · The Frommer's Travel Show · 04/20/2025 · 31m

Today my 25-minute interview with the charming, talented, and hugely well-traveled @PaulineFrommer went live! Thanks, Pauline, for building on your dad's legacy at @frommers.bsky.social and for this morning's interview. Fun! Enjoy, and follow Pauline's podcasts. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

Wilkommen in Texas Hill Country - Travel & Cultural Analysis From Around the World | East-West News Service East-West News Service covers travel and in-depth cultural analysis from around the world, edited by journalist and author David DeVoss.

Ever been to the Texas Hill Country? You should definitely go! My latest feature for East/West News Service is about German immigration to the Hill Country and how you can still enjoy that heritage today, 175 years later. www.eastwestnewsservice.com/wilkommen-in...

Eye on Travel - New York City - February 15, 2025 - Peter Greenberg Travel Detective This week’s broadcast of Eye on Travel is from The Ritz Carlton New York Central Park. I have all the updates on the continuing investigation of the mid-air collision at Washington Reagan. What the in...

My 20-minute interview aired today with legendary broadcaster and travel guru Peter Greenberg on Eye on Travel, the nationally syndicated CBS radio program. We talked about my new travel memoir, Just One Little Hitch, beginning at the 1-hour 30-minute mark: petergreenberg.com/2025/02/15/e...

Insider Travel Report Insider Travel Report

A very nice plug today for my new book from Insider Travel Report! www.insidertravelreport.com?s=travel-wri...

My book, "Just One Little Hitch," is Amazon's #1 Hot New Release—in the Historical African Biographies category. Boy, oh boy, this is so wrong, considering that a) it is more hysterical than historical, b) I'm not African, and c) it's a memoir, not a biography. Other than that, they nailed it!

Advise & Consent (1962) ⭐ 7.7 | Drama, Thriller 2h 19m | Approved

I thought I'd give myself a civics lesson by watching the 1962 film "Advise and Consent." The plot follows the Senate confirmation process of the president's pick for Secretary of State. Apparently, in the olden days, politicians acted graciously even to those they despised. I want to go to there...

When did "bingo card" become the newest phrase? I didn't get the email, I guess. Must have read it 10 times in the past week.

There is nothing shallow about this whatsoever. A couple of years ago, I walked into a bookshop on Union Square in Manhattan and found one of my books adjacent to a book written by a friend I've known since college. It was one of the great joys of my life.

YouTube video by Mark Orwoll Author Mark Orwoll Introduces His New Book, Just One Little Hitch

Today's the big day! I hope you'll support one of your new Bluesky buddies and get a copy.

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What a wonderful letter!

Welcome, Carly! I'm new myself.

Good morning, Bluesky! I joined only recently, and feel like a character in a Dystopian novel, trying to escape his evil overlords, who unexpectedly comes upon an outpost of sane and civilized people.

The fact that you can post this here and have it received as you meant it is why I am on Bluesky. I posted something similar "over there" and was castigated by so many people
. Some of the comments, even some from people I know personally, were actually nasty!

Didn't Mark Twain have a hand in that book somehow?

I wish you many sales! Good luck, Simon.

An Excerpt from Mark Orwoll’s New Travel Memoir, "Just One Little Hitch" - Everett Potter's Travel Report An Excerpt from Mark Orwoll’s New Travel Memoir, Just One Little Hitch: Curious Companions, Debatable Choices, and Life-Changing Revelations […]

An excerpt! Everett Potter's Travel Report just published a chapter from my book, "Just One Little Hitch." Have a look.

A reason that hitchhiking in the 1970s was so cool: The cars were awesome. Here are some of the car models I got rides from in my travel memoir, Just One Little Hitch (available 11-15 from Amazon). And yes, I got a ride from a mule cart. Follow the link for more: justonelittlehitch.com?page_id=806

An Excerpt from Mark Orwoll’s New Travel Memoir, "Just One Little Hitch" - Everett Potter's Travel Report An Excerpt from Mark Orwoll’s New Travel Memoir, Just One Little Hitch: Curious Companions, Debatable Choices, and Life-Changing Revelations […]

Here's an excerpt! A chapter from my travel memoir, Just One Little Hitch, appeared this morning in Everett Potter's Travel Report. I'm over the moon to have it appear in such an influential travel site.

Amazon.com: Just One Little Hitch: Curious Companions, Debatable Choices, and Life-Changing Revelations on the Hitchhikers' Road Through Europe and Morocco eBook : Orwoll, Mark: Kindle Store Buy Just One Little Hitch: Curious Companions, Debatable Choices, and Life-Changing Revelations on the Hitchhikers' Road Through Europe and Morocco: Read Kindle Store Reviews - Amazon.com

Samantha Brown, host of PBS's "Places To Love", was too generous when she wrote a blurb for my new travel memoir, Just One Little Hitch: "I've long enjoyed Mark Orwoll's travel writing, and was delighted to discover the genesis of his storytelling in this hilarious and revealing memoir. So fun!"

Then and now--when I was in my early 20s, hitching through Europe and Morocco, and now, as an old geezer. My memoir about those hippie days on the highway is "Just One Little Hitch," available on Amazon in paperback and ebook.

The English didn't have Deadheads in the 1970s. They had the Wallies. What? You don't know the Wallies? Well, I was dragooned by them into building a stage at Stonehenge. They dosed me on acid. I ended up sleeping under the stage while the god-awful LSD Band played into the early morning hours.

David Farley, author of the wonderful "An Irreverent Curiosity," wrote: “With a sprinkling of the humor of David Sedaris, the storytelling wit of Bill Bryson, and an ounce of Anthony Bourdain’s snark, Mark Orwoll’s Just One Little Hitch is a fun, hard-to-put-down voyage through bohemian Europe."

Here's the video trailer for my new travel memoir, "Just One Little Hitch" (Nov. 15, 2024), available on Amazon as an e-book or print copy. (Scroll down.) justonelittlehitch.com?page_id=834

My travel memoir, "Just One Little Hitch," will be published on November 15. More details to come, but for now, here's the cover.

Old Mombasa made me feel like a character out of Maugham of Conrad.

Zanzibar! How the hell did I ever end up here?!

The Swahili settlement on Lamu, off the coast of Kenya, is more than 700 years old. Until 50 years ago, the only way to get here was by dhow. That isolation helped preserve the unique architecture and traditions of the island.