Enemies and Friends in Normandy
I stood staring at the wide expanse of Omaha Beach, squinting my eyes and trying to imagine what that historic day was like. D-Day seems…
Group Dynamics Patagonia
I looked around the table and wondered – how did this happen? How is it that at 43 I’m the youngest one on this hiking…
Looking for Excitement This Summer?
I looked out the window of my Turkish bus, and my stomach seized up in knots. My eyes focused in on the field of yellow…
Giving Thanks for Beds
It’s Thanksgiving – time for overeating and reflection. As I look back on my last five years of travel there are many things to be…
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Solo Travel Instincts
I pulled up outside of the airport and saw the flashing lights glaring, almost glowing, in the dark rainy night. I slowed down and pulled…
Traveling with Strangers
Before I departed on the Mongol Rally when I told people about what I was doing this summer, they were surprised, but consistently, it was…
This is What People with Passion Do
Passion is a weird thing, it can take over your life, and it can make you do things you otherwise would never do. Passion…
Couchsurfing Regrets
I live my life very deliberately – and I have very few regrets. In fact, my regrets are the usual…I wish I would have kept…
A Decade of Travels
It took one simple question 10 years ago to change my life… “Do you want to come with me?” My co-worker and friend asked me…
Kathmandu – A Personal Tour
2010-5-12 This week is a special week – I’m devoting my posts this week to Kathmandu. However I don’t feel like being as ‘wordy’ as…