Paul Theroux hits the road from Newfoundland to Vancouver, chasing his own family history and seeking out the stories of people across Canada's vast, diverse landscape. And journalist Euny Hong explains a Korean system of nonverbal social skills, sharing how it can help in your travels — and in your life.

• Paul Theroux, author of "True North: On the Road in Canada" (Mariner Books)
• Euny Hong, author of "The Power of Nunchi" (Penguin Life)

• Paul Theroux includes a link on his website to his recent New York Times article about the opening of the King Charles III England Coastal Path. He includes photos from his cross-Canada road trip on his Facebook page.
• Paul Theroux's latest book, "True North: On the Road in Canada," is his twelfth travel title.
• Paul spoke with Rick about his road trips across Mexico and the southern US, and the books he wrote about them. You can hear his conversation with Rick about his book "On the Plain of Snakes" on Travel with Rick Steves program #589 from January 2020, and about the "Deep South" on program #445a from October 2017.
• He also describes the inspiration for his essays in "Vanishing Point" from living on the North Shore of Oahu on program #787 from April 2025.
• Euny Hong is the author of "The Power of Nunchi: The Korean Sixth Sense for Winning Friends and Influencing People."
• You can listen to Euny's conversation about her earlier book, "The Birth of Korean Cool," on Travel with Rick Steves program #676 from May 2022.