Last updated Apr 6, 2023 | 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 Mar 29, 2023 | First published on Jul 19, 2021 | Misc
I saw Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain in a theater over the weekend. Damn. Note: This began as a Facebook post, but I quickly realized the film—and certainly Anthony—deserve more. Don’t worry, there are no Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain...
Last updated Jun 30, 2022 | First published on Apr 16, 2013 | Misc
As the first tulips tentatively start to stick their heads up after an extended winter, they remind me of my two months spent in Amsterdam and all the other wondrously cliche, funny Dutch stereotypes I encountered as an American while there. In 2011, after sweating...
Last updated Mar 12, 2023 | First published on Mar 3, 2010 | Misc
One great interview (see my chat with artist and author Sallie Latch) deserves another! While waiting on my flight to South America, I had the opportunity to spend an extraordinary hour with Nik Halik, author of The Thrillionaire, on the phone and my life paradigms...
Last updated May 11, 2022 | First published on Feb 10, 2010 | Misc
One of the best parts of running this vagabonding blog is the opportunity to meet new and interesting people, especially people as inspiring as artist and author Sallie Latch. I often receive emails from women reading who ask about how safe it is to travel alone, or...
Last updated Mar 29, 2023 | First published on Feb 4, 2009 | Misc
First, this isn’t really a health or body-hacking blog. It’s an account of restructuring life to allow lots of travel. I happily share my travel adventure stories from around the world. I have no idea why Google is convinced I know something about kidney...