The first ten miles were terrible, honestly. As I rode out of Cần Thơ, a large Vietnamese city bundled between the bends of the Mekong...

Nala Gumba, a Tibetan Buddhism monastery situated in the foothills of the Himalayas. In addition to the resident monks, guests are...

I swirled my fingers in the rice, partially to mix it with the dal curry and sautéed spinach, partially because it felt warm on my...

The border patrol wasn’t really at the border, but it made more sense to have it here, at the base of the Drakensberg. The real border...

The bug bites are starting to form constellations on my legs. I’ve got the Big Dipper just above my knee, Cassiopeia angling down my...

Counting the pitstop to change the tire, the bus ride to Loliondo only took ten hours, which seemed to be a record in comparison to the...

The plains were still arid, stretched taut between the hills on the horizon like a pale yellow towel that had been wrung dry and laid...

“We’ll give you 600 Euros, a room in a 5-star hotel, and free meals.” Twist my arm . My connecting flight from Istanbul to Kilimanjaro...

The museum was underwhelming. Drew walked to the exit, and I veered toward reception to ask a question about a billboard that I had seen...

“Give me the fastest horse you have”. I walked down the line of horses tied to the fence, each saddled and ready to go for our two-day...

Morning light filled the farmhouse at 6am, bringing with it the feeling that there was work to do. First, water. I set my feet on the...

I trudged the 1.5 miles from the hostel to the train station with all of my belongings, sweating in the stagnant evening air. Having...

The steppe was endless. Not a single tree, road, or building marred the sprawling blanket of green. I took in a deep breath at the sight,...

The first word of the email: Congratulations! My brain short-circuited, my hand instinctively flew up to my mouth, perhaps in...