Last updated Oct 27, 2022 | First published on Oct 26, 2022 | USA
I truly had no idea what to expect from Astra Lumina at Anakeesta in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Few people did. After all, the enchanted night walk is the first of its kind in the United States. At one bend in the trail, I could look down at the busy lights of downtown...
Last updated Oct 19, 2022 | First published on Oct 18, 2022 | Misc
This is a post about how the book Vagabonding by Rolf Potts affected the trajectory of my life. Rolf recently released an updated version of Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel (along with another brand-new book) that has just hit...
Last updated Sep 19, 2022 | First published on Aug 15, 2022 | Studying Shaolin in China
In the fall of 2007, I went to study kung fu in China. The experience was one of the strangest and most painful of my vagabonding travel adventures. If you’ve ever wondered what it was like to study kung fu in China (specifically, Shaolin in the place where it...
Last updated May 4, 2022 | First published on May 4, 2022 | Nepal
Gearing up in Kathmandu for trekking in Nepal wasn’t nearly as enjoyable as I had fantasized. But having just left Thailand during one of the hottest months (April), I was dreadfully unprepared for mountain weather. Looking down at my shorts and flip-flops, I...
Last updated Nov 14, 2022 | First published on Apr 21, 2022 | Nepal
My three days of getting ready to trek alone in Nepal went something like this: Blunder around Kathmandu to get a feel for the city Talk to experienced people, buy an Everest map, and plan a trekking route Book a flight to Lukla (the airport nearest Everest National...
