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Tonight I will drive across Iowa south to north... In a big ass bandwagon. With the greatest band in the world. I will not sleep. A radio session awaits in the morning. I'm a roadie, you see. The road is my job, my work, my passion I won't ration. Now, I must put on podcasts... Continue Reading →
Pigeon Point Lighthouse Hostel - Pescadero, California, USA The Hostel Imagine driving north along California’s Route 1 scenic highway. An hour south of San Francisco, you're admiring the coastline when you see rocky promontory jutting into the Pacific, and from the tip of that promontory rises an old black and white lighthouse awash in fog. If... Continue Reading →
As I type this from the counter of the Puerto Vallarta Airport, awaiting my flight back to the states, I reflect on my two week stint in Mexico and, if I'm being honest, it mainly consisted of sex, drugs, and ukulele. I mean, I also volunteered for 25 hours/week doing reception and management of a... Continue Reading →
I traveled solo to Cameron Highlands, Malaysia, but I soon met Daniella, an experienced solo female backpacker, who assured me that hitchhiking in Malaysia was not only easy and safe, but often the most efficient way to get around. The next morning, Daniella's only advice was to smile. She turned to face traffic, started walking... Continue Reading →
Climb the highest sand dune in Europe: the Dune du Pilat. Cost: Free, but camping is 15 Euro/night or so The Dune du Pilat is a massive (80-107 meters high) sand dune with a forested campground on one side and nothing but Atlantic Ocean on the other. Visit for the epic sunset or the short-but-strenuous climb... Continue Reading →
When: March, 2016 Where: Cameron Highlands: a tourist destination on the Malaysian peninsula known for its majestic tea plantations and trekking in the nearby village of Tanah Rata. *** I show up in Tanah Rata on my 4th day in Asia. It's raining. But I've been on a bus all day and I'm excited for... Continue Reading →
...And when, after the appointment, I told the pharmacist/doctor's assistant that I had to run back to the hostel to grab my wallet, she asked me to leave my cell phone as collateral. Muy tranquilo! So yeah I needed a total of 16 stitches -- 11 outside and 5 on some inner layer of tissue... Continue Reading →
Summer, 2016 I'm going to tell you as briefly as possible about a scam that was attempted on my friend Carl and I in Istanbul, Turkey: Carl and I were walking around Taksim Square one night when two guys asked us for a light. We lit their cigarette and got to talking, and they invited... Continue Reading →
I didn't go to Thailand looking to compete in a pro-am beach volleyball tournament, but that's what happened. Rewind to March, 2016. I'm in Malaysia, and I'm emailing my friend Sarah to inquire about visiting her and her fiancé Brad, who are spending a year in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Sarah mentions that she and Brad... Continue Reading →
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