Where some people have hoarded toilet paper for comfort, I have hoarded unspent travel dreams.
A Traveler without travel
Greatest Hits: Europe Edition
A series of abstracts on my favorite European places
On Wanderlust
Imagine that you stand on the tropical shores of Indonesia, staring south into the endless tropical blues of sea and sky bisected by the distant horizon. Imagine, just for fun, that you decide to board a wooden canoe and paddle it 400 miles to Australia. Even equipped with advanced weather forecasts and handheld GPS units... Continue Reading →
Not From Around Here: A thousand tiny mistakes
This is the fifth time I've moved to a foreign country. I've been an expat for almost four years, bouncing from country to country with whatever possessions will fit into two suitcases, trying to figure out the whole world by savoring disparate bits and pieces of it. I love it, but I'll admit that it... Continue Reading →
What’s in a quote?
“The world is a book, and those who don’t travel read only one page.” -St Augustine You may recognize this quote; it’s become ubiquitous in the travel world. I think there is a certain wonderful truth to it, but there are also many delicate caveats to its truth. The important thing is to restrict the... Continue Reading →
Keep the change
I stick a hand in my pocket and find a medium-sized coin, and I can tell which nation it’s from without even looking at it. The metal of it feels wrong somehow; the face that kisses the pad of my thumb is a little denser and softer than what I’m used to now. American…not Canadian. ... Continue Reading →
Differences
An in-progress list of cultural differences between Germans and Americans, three months later: Goodbye! I’m not sure if Americans are just not very formal or what have you, but saying “bye” to each other is something we rarely do unless we are conversing with someone we know or we’re hanging up the phone. I’ve lost... Continue Reading →
Window Seat Odyssey 