Last updated Feb 12, 2022 | First published on Dec 8, 2021 | Travel Stories
“Ewww… your horse stinks.” It wasn’t exactly the response for which I was hoping after I plodded over to a couple of sunbathing backpackers who had waved at me. But I have to admit: he did indeed stink. Both myself and my steed had been sweating under the...
Last updated May 13, 2022 | First published on Oct 16, 2019 | Bali
Should I set up a base in Ubud or Canggu? I have been asked that question numerous times and dealt with the dilemma myself. The two are currently the most popular places to live and work in Bali as a digital nomad. Well, after living in both Ubud and Canggu during...
Last updated Apr 15, 2022 | First published on Oct 26, 2017 | Bali
I knew exactly what to do when I hit the ground in Bali. After chasing Sumatran cows in the spring, and having a big Indonesian adventure last year, I assimilated back into the Indonesia groove easily enough. My limited Bahasa vocabulary even bubbled to the surface....
Last updated Apr 15, 2022 | First published on Oct 14, 2017 | Bali
Everyone seemed to be looking at me as I glided through the airport in Chicago. I slowly became aware of the unwanted attention. It was a strange phenomenon. So I straightened my back and held my head higher. I was making a statistically improbable amount of eye...
Last updated Nov 4, 2021 | First published on Mar 7, 2017 | Vagabonding Begins
It’s the little things. In this instance, the little things that crawl on you. It was the presence of a small ant harmless picking its way through my leg hair that lifted a solid, good-to-know fact out of the haze in my brain: I am back in Bangkok. Sure, ants do...
