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Musings 0
Coming Home
On June 2, my flight touched down in Atlanta. For the first time in six months, I was home. It’s been a bit over a month since then. ...
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Vietnam 0
On Walking City Streets at Night
Superstitious cultures once believed the night to be a portal to another world, a time when the walls between places were thinner and anything could happen. They weren’t ...
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Business 0
My Business in a Backpack
One of my primary concerns when I began to form the idea of a lifestyle on the road was money. “How can I earn money while still traveling ...
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Japan. 0
Cycling from Ibusuki to Sata-Misaki, Part Two
This is the second part of a multi-post series. Find part one here. Edwin and I set out from Ibusuki the next morning, rising with the dawn to ...
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Philippines 0
10 Useful Tagalog Phrases to Know Before Visiting Manila
While English is widely spoken throughout the Philippines, it is still the secondary language of the country. Tagalog is the primarily spoken language, and despite its appearance, is ...
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Philippines 0
Notes On Leaving and Landing
“You get a strange feeling when you’re about to leave a place; like you’ll not miss the people you love, but you’ll miss the person you are now ...
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Japan. 0
Absorbing Akihabara
Many people who have never been to Tokyo often think of it as a single city. In truth, Tokyo is a megalopolis — a conglomeration of cities that ...
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Japan. 1
Cycling From Ibusuki to Sata-Misaki, Part One
There are times when bad luck piles up on you, and then there are times when it should be taken as an omen. I’m still trying to decide ...
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Japan. 0
Welcome to Japan
Today is the morning of day three in Japan. I woke up to Edwin, my traveling companion, standing in the kitchen of our small Air BNB. I barely ...
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Vietnam 1
Getting Lost in Saigon, Tackling Thieves, Angry Prostitutes
Everyone has heard of cutpurses and thieves, but the idea of someone yelling, “Help, stop that thief!” is just something from the movies, at least in most western ...
