Last updated Nov 4, 2021 | First published on Jul 19, 2021 | Updates From Home
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 Jul 31, 2021 | First published on Oct 14, 2012 | India
I’ll never, for the rest of my life, forget seeing the 14th Dalai Lama in McLeod Ganj, India, his home in exile. I knew the Dalai Lama was coming when the photographers stood and the huddled Tibetans stooped lower. Murmuring hushed. From my front-row seat, I...
Last updated Nov 4, 2021 | First published on Jul 24, 2012 | Vagabonding Anniversaries
Today, a break from the travel norm. Something personal. I’m not a fan of the ubiquitous top-10 lists that spring up like weeds on every travel blog, but this one — long overdue — needs to be written. A handful of people in this world made me the person I am,...
Last updated Jun 24, 2021 | First published on Mar 3, 2010 | Misc
One great interview deserves another. Before heading off to South America, I had the opportunity to spend an extraordinary hour with Nik Halik on the phone and my life paradigms haven’t been the same since. Rock star, adventurer, mountaineer, and now...
Last updated Aug 7, 2021 | 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 Sallie Latch. At least weekly I receive emails from female readers asking about how safe it is to travel alone, or asking my...
