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"Shortly after passing this sign, the driver in front of me pulled over and spent more time with his kids."—Bob Harris

You might know Bob Harris as a writer (Who Hates Whom) or a  contestant on Jeopardy! (Prisoner of Trebekistan), but to me, he’s a kvetching partner. Every six months or so, Bob and I meet for coffee at a place up the street and spend a liberating hour in the Santa Monica sunshine, lamenting the business we’ve chosen and catching up on various physical ailments. Conversations like that, by the way, are how to tell when you’re officially an adult. But that’s only true in my case; Bob has an insatiable curiosity about the world and travels constantly, and both of these keep him youthful-looking and full of life. (Dorian Gray had a portrait, Bob may have a shoebox full of snapshots.) Several days ago, Bob sent out a video presentation he did last fall, detailing all the funny experiences he’d had in over 60 countries’ worth of rambling. It’s all here: the weird native dances, the food poisoning, and the fundamental intelligence and decency of people all around the globe. Check these out—you’ll be glad you did.