Booker Mitchell with a skateboard

Booker Mitchell, shown here in his native New York City, hosts "Booker Travels," a Web-based video series that explores destinations through teenage eyes.

Photograph by Raymond Patrick

Traveler of the Year: Booker Mitchell

A Manhattan high schooler brings off-the-rails adventure to a new generation.

November 26, 2012
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