From the category archives:

Why travel?

Dealing with re-entry

March 20, 2011 Australia

I’ve been back in Sydney for six weeks now, which means that only six weeks and three days ago I was in Bagan, Burma with my friend Alicia, exploring ruined temples and failing at trying not to crash my bicycle every time a truck or bus thundered past. But anyway, back in October, after getting [...]

28 comments Read the full article →

A year-long adventure

May 27, 2010 Destinations

‘Are you on your year long adventure?’ Apparently my gungy attire, dirty and heavy backpack and my Australian accent gave me away. I nodded at the guy from Salt Lake City beside me in the dining car of the California Zephyr, the train that was drawing us slowly across California and said, ‘Yep, five days [...]

8 comments Read the full article →