Friday, February 20th, 2015
One of the things I loved most about staying in the boat at the beginning of the year was the wonderful garden setting.
My friend Michael, the property’s owner, is a sculptor and incorporated faces carved from wood, cast in …
Wednesday, April 9th, 2014
Hands down my favorite part of the day is riding my bike to the gym and back. It’s about 6 miles round trip and the perfect way to warm up and cool down after class. And I have to say, …
Tuesday, December 17th, 2013
When my friend Leslie asked me last year how I stayed in shape on the road, I looked at her blankly. I had just finished up my 2-year adventure and was thinking that hiking through Patagonia, kayaking Norway’s fjords, and …
Thursday, August 29th, 2013
I get a few raised eyebrows when I tell people I’m a nomad. Then I get a few questions:
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Monday, October 15th, 2012
Before and after my Ciudad Perdida (“Lost City”) trek, I heard dismal reports about the camp conditions – poor food, hot weather, dirty accommodations. Weirdly, I didn’t experience any of this.
Although I’m starting to suspect that indeed the reality …
Monday, July 16th, 2012
While England’s Cotswold district is famous for thatched houses, I saw these iconic cottages throughout my tour of the UK and Ireland – from the remote Aran Islands off the rugged Irish west coast to Scotland’s northern Isle of Skye.…
Saturday, May 5th, 2012
When you live on the road, it’s the simple things that you miss most: a cup of coffee, a hot shower, clean clothes. Unfortunately, these little pleasures haven’t been in abundance during the last 16 months, and so I’ve had …
Monday, April 23rd, 2012
We had fairly humble quarters during our “tea house trek” to Annapurna Base Camp. While sometimes short on amenities (like a clean pillow), the trek was long on amazing mountain vistas – especially on a clear morning!
Here’s a peek …
Saturday, February 4th, 2012
What I think is so interesting about traveling in a place like India is that the country is at cultural crossroads.
On one hand, you have women washing clothes on rocks, ox-powered wells (that’s me riding behind the ox, fearful …
Saturday, January 14th, 2012
While home for the holidays, I got rid of my last remaining link to material items – my storage unit.
Before I left on my adventure, I was pretty ruthless: getting rid of my car, all clothes and furniture. The …