No, seriously, my trip to Lisbon began with a dream. A couple years back, I woke up having dreamed about going to Lisbon solo. At the time, I didn’t really know much about Lisbon other than that it had what is basically a Golden Gate Bridge replica. But that dream initiated my fascination with solo… Read More I Dream of Lisbon
Like the Tahoe weekender before it, we headed up for a weekend in Montana thanks to a wedding. I’d actually lived in Montana for a couple of months at the beginning of the decade, so in some ways it was a nostalgic trip, almost exactly six years to the day that I left Montana. We… Read More Montana Weekender: 6 Years Later
Originally posted Tuesday, May 29, 2012 I meant to write this post upon my return to the States, but alas, life can be a frenzy and other topics were so much easier to write about. But in light of recent reports of executions and staged accidents of North Korean officials and that of labor camps… Read More An Account From North Korea
Originally posted Tuesday, June 18, 2013 My favorite suitcase (of the checked variety) has flown its final flight. I had just landed in San Francisco and checked into my hotel when I noticed the rip along its seams. This bag has traveled with me throughout the U.S., France, Italy, and China. It was wonderful because… Read More RIP My Travel Companion
Every journey has a starting point, and after years of sharing Google Docs, emails, and Facebook messages of travel tips and itineraries with friends, coworkers, and strangers (and four years after leaving the public eye), I’ve finally decided to start again. A number of conversations and encounters nudged me toward this, but last night as I… Read More Starting