Last updated May 25, 2021 | First published on May 19, 2021 | USA
No, it wasn’t a large dog—that was a small black bear on the prowl! I saw the bear, my first in the lower 48, shortly after having crossed the longest tree-based canopy walk in North America (880 feet)1. The day before, I had been surrounded by sharks. Admittedly, the...
Last updated Mar 22, 2021 | First published on Mar 19, 2021 | Travel Stories
The first of the sharks appeared around 9 a.m. Or perhaps they had been there all along, circling in the cloudy water around us. Who knows. The safety of the beach, the only dry, horizontal surface for a long distance in any direction, suddenly seemed that much...
Last updated Jan 25, 2021 | First published on Jan 23, 2021 | Vagabonding Anniversaries
The road is my sweetheart, and today is our anniversary. Exactly 15 years ago, I was getting on a one-way flight to leave the United States for the first time and begin my vagabonding life. After making an escape from Corporate America followed by three weeks of...
Last updated Jan 25, 2021 | First published on Oct 16, 2019 | Bali
I just completed three weeks of living in Ubud and three weeks in Canggu. The two are the most alluring places to live and work in Bali. Now, time to do the unthinkable to help anyone wondering: Which is better, Ubud or Canggu? Warning: This post is chock-full of...
Last updated Apr 15, 2019 | First published on Apr 1, 2019 | Travel Stories
On the ground in Bangkok for less than an hour and I was hopelessly lost. I stumbled along wearily through a midnight forest of neon. Khao San Road was flicking its forked tongue for the Friday night circus. Masses of vespertine clowns were in top form. The party was...
