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Miradouro da Grota do Inferno on São Miguel island in the Azores, Portugal. [I’m back after a summer break—my blog was cloned by a scammer in late June so I was trying to…
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The pavement turned into gravel. My fingers tightened on the steering wheel as the gravel faded into a washboard dirt road. The horizon was empty except for the occasional…
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Lotus fields in Southern Vietnam, February 2023 [This deeply personal post was inspired by the literary travel magazine Off Assignment’s series Letter to a Stranger—essays…
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The 1882 Los Morrillos Lighthouse near the Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge in Southwest Puerto Rico. One of my favorite things to write for this blog are location guides.…
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The hardest part of travel isn’t what you think. It’s not the jet lag, food poisoning or being stuck in the middle seat on a 12-hour flight between two people who’ve haven’t…
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Tracy Arm-Fords Terror Wilderness, Alaska I keep a running list in a note on my phone about the random things that make my travels easier, cheaper and less stressful. Earlier…
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It is entirely possible to have a favorite glacier and this one — South Sawyer Glacier in Tracy Arm — is my favorite due to the surrounding landscape. In June, I got on my…
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Plitvice National Park was one of my stops when I was in Croatia last month. Last week, I returned from a three-week trip to Croatia and wanted to share what I learned about…
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We all have places that haunt us, the ones we daydream about but can’t quite seem to visit. Humboldt Redwoods State Park was one of those places for me. A friend of my father’s…
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Orokawa Bay is a secluded beach only accessibly by boat or foot from nearby Waihi Beach on New Zealand’s North Island. This was one of my last trips before the world shutdown…
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I recently wrapped up a seven-month bucket list trip in Central and South America. During the entire trip, I flew about fifteen times but only paid for four flights. The…
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Last October, I began the greatest adventure of my life: a solo bucket list trip through Central and South America. I had no set plan or time frame except to check three…
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