Best Of/Worst Of: Quitting Your Job to Travel
I think most of us dream about quitting our job to wander around the world. Even travel writers would like to pack a bag and leave the damned laptop at home for a change. We all dream [...]
5 Easy Mistakes to Avoid
It's easy to make mistakes on the road. Take, for example, Robert O’Hara Burke, one of history’s worst travelers. In 1860 Burke decided to lead an expedition into the heart of Australia. His goal was to find [...]
When Do You Leave?
A few years ago I met a fellow backpacker in the Cyclades. While waiting to catch our boat over a few beers we swapped stories. As anyone knows who's ever waited for a Greek ferry, we had time [...]
One Night in Bangkok
Bangkok is a popular spot for overnight layovers. With planes coming in from both sides of the Pacific, sometime flights that have lasted nearly an entire day, travelers often find themselves with a lot of [...]
The Cities I Miss Most
Writing for a living means spending a lot of time in the lives of other people. If you can't talk to someone for a half hour and come away with a meaningful sense of who they are and [...]
What a Dollar Buys
Eating while traveling (especially backpacking) is an odd sport. On the one hand, food is an essential part of place. Trying to figure out a city without getting into its food is like watching the airplane [...]