“There’s no better way to get a feel for a city than by walking it.… Read the postVisiting Hohhot: It’s Always Been Asia
“Though in terms of miles, I’ve circled the world several times, this return to Beijing… Read the postVisiting Beijing: Back in Beijing
“There are pockets of time we can steal back from fate and they prove profoundly… Read the postVisiting Seattle: Lingering Layovers
“A few moments in the lull of nature gives a human more harmony in an… Read the postVisiting Denali: Above the Skeeters
“If there’s true wildness left in the United States in my era, it’s here in… Read the postVisiting Fairbanks: Into the Smoglands
“All of my finest and most pervasive daydreams and fantasies as an adult are rooted… Read the postVisiting New England: Rapid States of Change
“I can hope across an entire global hemisphere in a matter of hours, a journey… Read the postVisiting Bogotá: Flight of the Frantic and Wayward
It’s a pity that more places don’t use arcing cable lines as a primary method… Read the postVisiting Medellín: Green Guy’s Retreat
“All the best manners seem to involve a quality of silence I’ve proven poor at… Read the postVisiting Bogotá: Barbarian of the North
“Part of the trick of traveling is to remain helpful abroad. Mooching for months on… Read the postVisiting Restrepo: Distantly Recalled
“”One of the best ways to avoid a mugging or danger is to look unworthy… Read the postVisiting Bogotá: Sticky Equator
“It’s all one journey, but segmenting points along it helps clarify the memories somewhat.” –… Read the postVisiting Delaware: Longland Departure
“So much of revisiting old friends while on the road feels like returning home.” –… Read the postVisiting Washington DC: Wander Ease
“We can’t be everywhere, but seeing absent friends improve so drastically between meetings is a… Read the postVisiting Charlotte NC: Art Attempts
“There are many traditional duties of the eldest child, but the most prominent and well-preserved… Read the postVisiting Savannah Georgia: Wry Brotherhood