There are a few places in the world that I’d consider “heaven on earth” — and Ngepi Camp, tucked away in rural Namibia, is one of them. We arrived in Bagandi, a small town near Ngepi, invigorated by our seven hour drive from Etosha National Park and ready to see what everyone (read: one person) had told us about.
Read MoreAs much as I've been a nomad geographically, I've been one spiritually, too. Throughout my life, I’ve been drawn to various religions, books, teachings, and practices in my earnest attempt to make sense of things. But if someone were to ask me today what I believe in, truly and deeply, I'd say, rather simply... people. I believe in people.
Read MoreOn my second day in Taiwan, my best friend’s cousin picked me up on his motorbike at the train station in Keelung, just outside of Taipei. We spent the morning devouring conveyor-belt sushi, sampling custard wheel cakes, and sipping the kind of custom iced coffee with a plastic seal that you punch through with a straw.
Read MoreThere are moments in your life that will make a home for themselves inside of your heart.
Read MoreToday marks 63 days since I first self-quarantined myself here in NYC, and it’s been a wild ride.
Read MoreColombia helped me get my groove back – and I couldn't be more grateful.
Read MoreWhen I arrived on the sandy shores of Toby & Thelma’s Camping Adventure in the Philippines, I knew I had found the closest thing to heaven on earth I would ever find. And against that transcendental backdrop, I immediately had an intense urge to write about all the beautiful things this slice of heaven was making me feel. So here’s a glimpse into my personal journal.
Read MoreSundays in Hanoi encapsulate everything I love most about Asia: the way life happens on the street. The way all types of people share the same physical space, if only for a moment. The way the masses of people living out their lives – falling in love, having an argument, growing up, crying, laughing, smiling – makes me feel that little bit less alone.
Read MoreWhenever someone asks me what my happy place is, I have a very simple answer: the Marou chocolate shop in Hanoi, Vietnam. I was first introduced to Marou by one of my best friends, Klara Markus, who lived in Saigon for years and always raved about Marou’s chocolate as being the absolute best in the world. I first tried it for myself a couple of years ago, and quickly discovered that she was absolutely and unquestionably correct.
Read MoreAsia is a million worlds coexisting on a single continent, and possibly my favorite place on earth. From the calm river valleys outside Laos’s Muong Ngoi to the frenetic energy of Bangkok at 2AM, Asia truly offers a taste of everything. So it should come as no surprise that the continent plays host to many of my personal happy places, and is arguably the part of the world in which I feel – at least at present – most at home.
Read MoreInteresting cab ride into my Buenos Aires co-working space this morning. Cab driver started talking about Obama (he's currently in town) and then said, "I like the way his wife thinks." I asked him why. He said: "Because she knows her place is to be lower in society than men.”
Read MoreOur second night in Arequipa was, for me, one of those perfect nights when everything seems to fall effortlessly into place. After a day spent seeing a frozen mummy at the Sanctuary Museum (literally, on ice), visiting the gorgeous Santa Catalina Monastery, and drinking Pisco Sours on a rooftop above Plaza de Armas at sundown, we were all ready for a relaxed evening.
Read MoreAfter the intense party atmosphere of Huacachina (with a bar named “Huaca-fucking-china”), tranquil Arequipa felt like a breath of fresh air. Or rather, what fresh air feels like when you can barely suck it in because you’re 2,380 meters (7,809 feet) above sea level… but still.
Read MoreA few days before I left on this adventure, a friend asked me what I was most looking forward to. I said... sandboarding. Which was a slightly bizarre thing to say, given that anyone who knows me knows I'm into pretty much every type of adventure except adventure sports (at least in practice). But I'd heard that Peru was the place to do it, and it sounded so unbelievable that I knew I had to try it.
Read MoreIn Lima, Peru's posh Miraflores neighborhood, the best place to watch the sunset is a mall. Centro Comercial Larcomar is the place to see and be seen, to ride down an escalator while feeling the ocean breeze un-comb your hair, and to drop untold amounts of money on Lacoste polos and newly trendy wedge shoes.
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