Last updated Apr 21, 2022 | First published on Jul 1, 2015 | Laos
Somehow, the leeches knew this was my first time jungle trekking in the Luang Nam Tha Protected Area in Laos. They were relentless and persistent but pretty well left my experienced guide alone. I think they preferred the taste of Western newbie. I scraped the...
Last updated Mar 4, 2022 | First published on Mar 24, 2014 | Life on the Road
Looking back through my pictures from the last few years, I found a few fun photos of vagabonding and backpacking travel injuries that I’ve accumulated while on the road. Some of this grizzly collection were mere annoyances, while others nearly changed (or...
Last updated Apr 2, 2022 | First published on Jul 8, 2013 | Borneo
I flipped my boat in some shallow rapids while wild kayaking in Sarawak, Borneo. I came up laughing but knew right away that something bad had just transpired. That same sickening twist in the pit of your stomach, the gut feeling of inevitability, when reality...
Last updated Feb 12, 2022 | First published on Oct 24, 2012 | India
Part 1: Getting Sick in India I tossed another handful of pills down like jellybeans. Assorted shapes and colors, antibiotics and probiotics, I had no idea what I just swallowed or the dosage. I didn’t care. No, I wasn’t getting ready to walk into a rave....
Last updated Nov 12, 2018 | First published on Sep 22, 2007 | Kung Fu
I watched as another long needle slid easily into my knee. OK, I’m fibbing. I actually had my head turned and eyes closed like a big baby, but there was a long needle stuck in my knee. Nine of them to be exact, stuck between my left knee and right shoulder. A...
