I’m very fortunate in that I get to travel a lot. Check out these travel stories for some of the most remarkable experiences. From dodging bullets in Paraguay to sea kayaking in Antarctica, there are a ton of stories worth digging into!
Denver the Last Dinosaur
I was in Denver for a meeting this week. I'd never left the airport, so this was my first time in Colorado (unless you think Edward Snowden is in Russia). That means my only real exposure to Denver came from a...
New York Ain’t That New
Who doesn't love a 4:30 a.m. wake-up call? A head start to the day! So much energy to get started! So much more time to get things done! Starting early really is great...until that 2:30 feeling hits you at 10:15....
Thank You Greensboro News & Record
I was flattered when Doug Clark over at the Greensboro News & Record invited me to contribute some excerpts from this blog to their paper. I was humbled when I saw the result this morning. So, if the $382 in...
A Long Wait at Customs Inside the Country
In what I think will be the final act of this RTW adventure, I headed to Raleigh a couple of days ago to pick up a package I sent myself from Cape Town. The package went air mail. It turns out it sat in Cape Town for...
The Christmas Pilgrimage
Every year, millions of people load up presents, climb into their cars, and flock toward their families. This year, I was one of those millions. You probably were, too. After almost 90 hours in airplanes, I figured...
Getting Around the World in About One Month
When I set out on this journey, I planned to take in the world, not take it on. I went to places I'd read about, but never seen. Nowhere I visited was undiscovered. There were Starbucks, Apple Stores, and KFC's most...
Reflections on Auckland and Queenstown
Yesterday afternoon, I stepped into an Irish Pub. It was Trivia day and the guys I sat next to were playing. When I added Fiji, Chad, Iran, and Iraq to their list of "Fully sovereign nations with four letters," they...
Welcome to the Sky
I can't talk about my day without acknowledging what happened in Connecticut. It's impossible to imagine anything more sad. As I've encountered people from all over the world today, when they learn I'm American, they...
Queenstown is Remarkable
Saying the Remarkable Mountains, which stand guard over Queenstown, are "remarkable" is a bit like telling a tall person he's tall. "Hey! How's the weather up there, guy?" Sure, it's true, but you're not the first...
God Save the Queenstown
I've only just come into Queenstown from Auckland, but may I illustrate the difference between these two cities? Auckland is a big city -- beautiful -- but big. It's not unlike Philadelphia. Queenstown is more like,...