Introspection

Epiphanies on the Road – A collection of revelations while traveling

  • Where Do You Go When You’ve Already Been Everywhere? May 17, 2026
      Where does one of the youngest most traveled person in the world still travel to after they’ve been to nearly every country in the world? Home, of course. I’ve hitchhiked onboard trains through the endless expanse of The Sahel, slept in guesthouses in Bangladesh, and wolfed down horse plov in Uzbekistan. And yet somehow the NY Hudson ...
  • The Tagline I’d Be Proud Of January 13, 2025
      Six years ago, during our entire week without a signal, data, or internet and wandering through the otherworldly landscapes of Socotra Island, Yemen, my friend and co-guide at the time, Pier Doyon, asked me a question that caught me off guard: “What would your title be if you visited every country in the world?” I initially ...
  • Bujum-bura My Head in the Sand January 12, 2025
      It’s nice to wake up in front of our airport gate, again.     For the 3rd time and second to last time back in Addis Ababa as our home base for our Central Africa trip, it was another 2 hour and 45 minute flight from Addis Ababa and this time to Burundi, our Central African odyssey that ...

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Post-travel Reflections – The usual symptoms of post-travel withdrawal

  • Where Do You Go When You’ve Already Been Everywhere? May 17, 2026
      Where does one of the youngest most traveled person in the world still travel to after they’ve been to nearly every country in the world? Home, of course. I’ve hitchhiked onboard trains through the endless expanse of The Sahel, slept in guesthouses in Bangladesh, and wolfed down horse plov in Uzbekistan. And yet somehow the NY Hudson ...
  • The Tagline I’d Be Proud Of January 13, 2025
      Six years ago, during our entire week without a signal, data, or internet and wandering through the otherworldly landscapes of Socotra Island, Yemen, my friend and co-guide at the time, Pier Doyon, asked me a question that caught me off guard: “What would your title be if you visited every country in the world?” I initially ...
  • Easter Island: It’s A Rap-a Nui! December 4, 2024
        Been on all our list, it has its own emoji 🗿, it’s been in the collective consciousness of all those who travel, and like Faroe Islands, it deserves to be visited before you grow too old. The 8 of us jumped on making this trip happen after Thanksgiving and here we are.     LATAM Airlines of Chile ...

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