Adventure

It can be difficult to tell travel stories sometimes, to impress upon listeners the magic and mystery, and this story is but one example. I’ve told it dozens of times, sometimes a little bit drunken, sometimes to other travelers, and sometimes to myself if a day has become frustrating at work and I need an [...]

An off-hand snapshot landed the author in a police interrogation room in remote Xinjiang. Discover the tactics he used to break free.

A journey into Rajasthan turns into a downward spiral of misadventure — the India experience.

Left without a dime (seriously) on Cyprus, what’s a vagabond to do? Find out here.

What would you do if you were traveling in a foreign country and all of a sudden had all of your money taken from you?

I can’t talk about leaving the rat race because I never entered it to begin with. In 1999 I began traveling, working on the road, living abroad, studying abroad, going wherever and I wanted and could afford to get to. I don’t have a cubicle ditcher story, I can’t tell a “take this job and [...]

“Shanghai is just another city that’s exactly like every other city. All there is here is shopping,” spoke a Dutch student at a hostel in Shanghai. His compatriot, who was sitting nearby, nodded and agreed. I stumbled on my rebuttal, choked on my words, and shut up: if these two guys could not find the [...]

Want to travel perpetually? Just go do it. Waiting for the right time is to wait forever.

A bicycle journey through Jiangsu province: broken pedals, factories, camping on the sly, traffic jams, right-wing Chinese, and more.