Pico Iyer

author of "The Art of Stillness : Adventures in Going Nowhere, and, Autumn Light: Season of Fire and Farewells"

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Life-long traveler and author of several books on modern travel, including Video Night in Kathmandu, The Global Soul and The Open Road, forthcoming in 2008

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Traveler and author Pico Iyer explains what makes Japan so unique and why he’s made it his home.

The Japanese art of happiness: From ikigai, to ritual, to embracing old age

Traveler and author Pico Iyer explains what makes Japan so unique and why he’s made it his home.

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Renowned travel writer and author Pico Iyer reflects on how different cultures and peoples see life and death and find their own versions of happiness and paradise.

In search of paradise—and why travel writer Pico Iyer says it may be within

Renowned travel writer and author Pico Iyer reflects on how different cultures and peoples see life and death and find their own versions of happiness and paradise.

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Turning the page on a new year, Pico Iyer and Vrajaprana share insights on human frailty and spirituality from authors Graham Greene and Swami Vivekananda.

Prospects for optimism, with Pico Iyer and Vrajaprana

Turning the page on a new year, Pico Iyer and Vrajaprana share insights on human frailty and spirituality from authors Graham Greene and Swami Vivekananda.

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