Articles
When writing in front of a keyboard I tend to ramble and wax philosophical. If you don't mind reading contemplative, sometimes annoyingly so, blobs of text then keep scrolling. On the other hand, if you want just the facts and pretty pictures, head over to the daily travelogue.
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The Power of Beginning
A journey is merely a narrative by another name. Whether we're trekking up a mountain or suffering through the daily grind, we're all the narrators of our own internal story. There is power in being an active narrator.
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A Boy, his Bike, and his Boat
The details of my next adventure are rather simple: follow the rivers east across Europe paddling my raft when I can and cycling otherwise. The winter notwithstanding, it should be a cool journey.
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Framing the Story
A little end of year reflection on the narrative of my travels. As it turns out, the important details aren't where I am or why I'm there.
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A Year Later
Reflecting upon the past year, I examine how I've shaped my self-identity by coping with my decision to travel indefinitely. Breaking one of my own rules, I end up proferring advice from my lessons learned.
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The Adventure Illusion or: how I learned to stop thinking and just ride a bike
Planning a bike adventure takes an unexpected detour when the nature of adventure is suddenly called into question. What is adventure? Is there any left to be had? Now with 100% more Calvin & Hobbes!
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...and we're back!
Why hello there. It has been 82 days, since my last update, that is 2 months, 2 weeks and 6 days. Most of you surely know I'm not dead. Some of you may know I'm no longer in Ecuador.
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These aren't real problems
Three days on the beach can make you pretty lazy. The uncomfortable bus ride back from the beach combined with some 90s eurodance pop apparently sparks revelations.
