Last updated Jul 31, 2021 | First published on Feb 1, 2013 | Vagabonding Anniversaries
Seven years since I left a ‘normal’ life. It all began this time of year, way back in 2006. I was cutting through the humid stink of Bangkok, taking rights when I should have been taking lefts, sweating through the overstuffed pack on my back. My first...
Last updated Jan 20, 2022 | 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 Dec 17, 2021 | First published on Jan 28, 2011 | Vagabonding Anniversaries
Last year I celebrated my 35th birthday while on a plane to Bangkok. I barely noticed, and the other passengers certainly didn’t notice. While surviving another year on this planet is a feat in itself, today is even more special: the anniversary of the start of...
Last updated Feb 17, 2020 | First published on Jan 26, 2010 | Vagabonding Anniversaries
Today marks the four-year anniversary of the start of my world travel. Hard to believe, but it feels like just last week that I shook my manager’s hand as she walked me to the door at IBM and relieved me of my ID badge. I walked down those steps toward my car...
Last updated Dec 17, 2021 | First published on Nov 14, 2008 | Vagabonding Anniversaries, Vagabonding Begins
Today is my three-year cubicle escape anniversary of giving an official “thanks, I’m out!” notice to IBM and exiting Corporate America forever. Doing so was the first step to starting a life of vagabonding travel which I plan to continue...
Last updated Feb 13, 2020 | First published on Jan 26, 2008 | Vagabonding Anniversaries
Two year ago today, the wheels of my plane touched down in Bangkok, Thailand. The 23 hours worth of flying and stressing had left me tired, foggy, and wondering what the hell I was doing here. It was my first serious trip outside of the US, and I honestly had no idea...
