The hairs on the back of my neck stood up as he spoke. I could feel my heart rate increase slightly as the excitement coursed through me at this discovery of why travel is so addictive. I’d always known that newness – new places, the anxious anticipation of stepping off an airplane in a faraway land, […]
On Gaining Weight on the Road
I’ve started writing this post then stopped and tucked it away several times. I’ve thought about deleting it completely because it’s a topic that is not only super subjective, but also pretty sensitive not just for me, but for lots of people. I write about personal stuff all the time on here but this is not […]
An Open Letter to My Inner Negativity
Oh, hey there negativity. Can’t say I’m pleased to see you again. You know what’s cool? When you aren’t around and I never even notice that you’re gone. I really don’t miss you at all, but then you just show back up at some of the worst possible times and, though I want to be […]
Why Making a Five-Year Plan is a Waste of Time
I was recently talking to a friend of a friend who likes to psychoanalyze people. He got me pretty spot on, but just on a very superficial level. He observed that I travel the world, mostly alone, and like a lot of people, he was simultaneously impressed and troubled by this. In one of my […]
The Worst Thing About Getting Robbed
In order for this to make sense, we have to rewind to a hostel in Kunming, China, circa February 2014. I left my bag with everything valuable in it on a seat across from Rene, a guy I’d known for a day or two, while I went to get some tea. I came back and […]