D. Travel Essays and Other Non-Fiction

D1. “How Green Was My Father: An Itinerant Writer, Complete With Wife and Small Child, Goes Through Mexico to Guatemala the Hard Way.” Holiday 2, no. 2 (Feb. 1947)

D2. “How Green Was My Father.” Reader’s Scope 5, no. 3 (Aug. 1947)

D3. “Happy Birthday to Me!: Mass Riot, Mayhem and Indigestion Spell Birthday for Young Guatemalans.” Holiday 3, no. 4 (Apr. 1948)

D4. “Mr. Jabi and Oogly-Boo: Tela, Honduras is the Best Place to Get a Hangover from Bananas, Especially if You Attempt to Mix Them With the Mysteries of Oogly-Boo.” Holiday 3, no. 5 (May 1948)

D5. “How Lost Was My Weekend.” Omnibook Best-Seller Magazine 10, no. 8 (July 1948)

D6. “Peruvian Merrymakers Get Mush in the Puss, Water on the Brain and Dye in the Eye in a Three-Day Round of Ferocious Festivity.” Holiday 4, no. 2 (Aug. 1948)

D7. “Arequipa, I Love You.” Collier’s 123, no. 4 (Jan. 22, 1949)

D8. “Chilblains Over Peru: A Gringo in Cuzco Discovers It’s Only a Matter of Learning to Live Without Freezing — Or Breathing.” Holiday 5, no. 6 (June 1949)

D9. “Comes the Revolution: La Paz is Generally a City of Peace — Except When It’s Having a War, Which is Usually.” Holiday 6, no. 1 (July 1949)

D10. “My Favorite Mexican Character.” United Nations World 4, no. 6 (June 1950)

D11. “He Who Lives Longer, Laughs Last.” Everybody’s Digest 13, no. 2 (Nov. 1950)

D12. “20,000 Leagues Behind the 8 Ball.” Omnibook Best-Seller Magazine 13, no. 7 (June 1951)

D13. “Spain: Where Your Tourist Dollar is Pure Rubber, Stretching Over Luxuries it Cannot Buy at Home.” Holiday 10, no. 4 (Oct. 1951)

D14. “Papa’s Not a Knucklehead, or, Now I Understand Women.” Reader’s Digest 59, no. 355 (Nov. 1951)

D15. “Ibiza.” Holiday 11, no. 3 (Mar. 1952)

D16. “The Canary Islands.” Holiday 12, no. 2 (Aug. 1952)

D17. “Poor Man’s Guide to Europe.” Vogue 121, no. 9 (May 15, 1953)

D18. “Europe Can Be a Bargain.” Holiday 15, no. 1 (Jan. 1954)

D19. “Cannes.” Holiday 17, no. 2 (Feb. 1955)

D20. “Time Out For Turkey.” Omnibook Best-Seller Magazine 17, no. 5 (Apr. 1955)

D21. “Drink Up, Lads!: An Appreciation of the English Pub.” Holiday 18, no. 1 (July 1955)

D22. “The Costa Brava.” Holiday 18, no. 4 (Oct. 1955)

D23. “Amazon Adventure.” Reader’s Digest 67, no. 402 (Oct. 1955)

D24. “Europe at a Discount.” Collier’s 138, no. 9 (Oct. 26, 1956)

D25. “Madeira.” Holiday 20, no. 6 (Dec. 1956)

D26. “Andorra.” Holiday 21, no. 1 (Jan. 1957) [by-line: Al Colby]

D27. “The Azores.” Holiday 21, no. 1 (Jan. 1957)

D28. “The Charmed Country.” Holiday 21, no. 4 (Apr. 1957)

D29. “Caribbean Journey.” Holiday 23, no. 2 (Feb. 1958)

D30. “Brussels.” Holiday 23, no. 5 (May 1958)

D31. “Keys to Europe.” Holiday 25, no. 1 (Jan. 1959)

D32. “Corsica.” Holiday 25, no. 3 (Mar. 1959)

D33. “Madcap Tour of New Jersey.” Holiday 25, no. 5 (May 1959)

D34. “Caribbean Summer.” Holiday 25, no. 6 (June 1959)

D35. “Her Highness the Carlton.” Holiday 26, no. 2 (Aug. 1959)

D36. “An Unspoiled Isle in Greece.” Holiday 26, no. 3 (Sept. 1959)

D37. “Italy’s Two-for-One Resort.” Holiday 26, no. 5 (Nov. 1959)

D38. “A Thumbnail Travel Guide: Keys to Europe.” Holiday 27, no. 1 (Jan. 1960)

D39. “Monte Carlo’s Museum of the Sea.” Holiday 27, no. 3 (Mar. 1960)

D40. “The Most Beautiful Beach in France.” Holiday 27, no. 5 (May 1960)

D41. “A Thumbnail Travel Guide: Keys to Europe 1961.” Holiday 29, no. 1 (Jan. 1961)

D42. “A Thumbnail Travel Guide: Keys to the United States 1961.” Holiday 30, no. 1 (July 1961)

D43. “Portugal’s Sunny Shore.” Holiday 33, no. 3 (Mar. 1963)

D44. “Visit to Sirmione.” Holiday 33, no. 5 (May 1963)

D45. “Bali: Eden’s Last Stand.” Holiday 34, no. 6 (Dec. 1963)

D46. “Holiday Handbook: Travel in Spain.” Holiday 37, no. 4 (Apr. 1965)

D47. “Holiday Handbook: Motoring in Europe.” Holiday 38, no. 2 (Aug. 1965)

D48. “The Chinese Side of the Story.” Saturday Review 48, no. 43 (Oct. 23, 1965)
Review of Han Suyin’s The Crippled Tree

D49. “Prelude to Morocco.” In Morocco 1965-66. New York: David McKay Co., 1965-66 (Fodor’s Modern Guides); reprinted annually in Fodor’s Morocco, 1967-[1970s?]

D50. “A Quick Look at Nice’s Carnival.” Holiday 39, no. 1 (Jan. 1966)

D51. “Cliff-Hanger in the Himalayas.” Saturday Review 49, no. 7 (Feb. 12, 1966)
Review of Jon Cleary’s The Pulse of Danger

D52. “A Capsule History of Jewel Thievery.” Holiday 39, no. 4 (Apr. 1966)

D53. “An American View of the Orient.” Saturday Review 49, no. 30 (July 23, 1966)
Review of Hans Konigsberger’s Love and Hate in China

D54. “Renting a Villa Abroad.” Holiday 43, no. 2 (Feb. 1968)

D55. “Calypso & Carnival.” Clipper (Pan American World Airways) 7, no. 7 (Feb./Mar. 1968)

D56. “Romeo V. Tabuena: An Appreciation.”
Introduction to an exhibition by Filipino artist Tabuena at Galeria Tasende, Acapulco, Gro., Mar. 6, 1969.

D57. “The Fine Art of Haggling.” Clipper (Pan American World Airways) 11, no. 3 (Apr. 1971)

D58. “Table Tips for Travelers East of Suez.” [Magazine and date unknown]

D59. “The Mexicans: An Old-New People and Their Way of Life.” In Fodor’s Mexico, 1972; reprinted annually, 1973-[1988?]