Travel Gourmet, R.W. Apple

Travel writer R.W. Apple knew the secret of traveling: travel to eat.

Mr. Apple’s last book, “Far Flung and Well Fed,” is an indispensable guide for pre-travel research. Mr. Apple’s career spanning over 40 years was like no other. His political writings such as “The Boys on the Bus” were only one side of this incredible writer who wrote just as extensively in later years about food around the world. In fact, journalist colleagues from the world’s most read newspapers would often seek his advice about the best places to eat and drink. Apple’s philosophy was that food, more than anything, offers a true sense of a country and enhances the travel experiences.

SafetyFirst Travel Insurance is saddened by his passing at age 71.