Six Months of Road

Travel advice for the long-term traveler.

How to Ride a Motorbike and Not Die

We call them mopeds, scooters or motorcycles. In Asia, they’re all…

Thailand.

Eluding a scam artist on a motorbike.

Saved by a Stranger in Cape Town

I lived with a host family for nearly 6 months in Cape Town, South Africa. While there, I never felt…

The Thrill of Traveling Alone

How solitude can fuel self-discovery

Have you ever traveled alone? If your answer is “no,” I suggest you do something to change it to “yes.” It doesn’t need to be an entire trip alone, and it doesn’t need to be a grand…

You won’t forget me?

“You won’t forget me?”

Fish and Chips

Oslo

The flight to Oslo was uneventful. It took 7 hours so I kicked off my boots and slept, risking the…

In Carmen Aragon Again

Someday, I’ll find Carmen Aragon again. I feel it.

老外坐火车

(Foreigner rides a train)

I maintain that the best way to travel in a foreign country (or between foreign…