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T plus 2 & Vaccine in Arm

December 14, 2017 In Travelogues

[ Casablanca ] A few hours in assorted tin cans of the flying variety, one easy cab ride, an unnecessary game of tag with my would-be host et voila! Here we are: Africa. Afrique. ...

Pre-Morocco. Gear. Departure.

December 12, 2017 In Travelogues

[ Manvel ] Here I sit at Intercontinental Airport in Houston, getting ready to depart for Dallas, then Madrid, then Casablanca. Might as well share a few pre-departure images...

T minus 12 & Ticket in Hand

November 30, 2017 In Other

[ Manvel ] Two departure dates have come and gone, but the third is indeed the charm: my ticket is booked, bags are largely packed, and I fly from Houston to Casablanca on Tuesday,...

Houston, We Have a (small) Problem

November 4, 2017 In Other

[ Manvel ] As you may or may not be able to discern from the above image, that’s a rod and a couple of pins inserted into the top of a femur. No, it’s not my femur…but...

A Rod Serling Namaste

September 29, 2017 In Travelogues

[ Kathmandu ] After the relatively uneventful, eight-hour van (née bus) journey from Pokhara, I hopped a taxi to my usual digs in Thamel, Red Planet Guest House. Current...

Cooler than Kelvin

September 25, 2017 In Other

[ Pokhara ] From time to time most of us think we’ve hit upon some plan or idea or dream that is different—something ultra cool, undeniably unique, or particularly...

Milestones: Patreon

September 22, 2017 In Transglobalist.com

[ Pokhara ] For those of you who don’t already know, I launched a Patreon crowdfunding campaign in late June, early July. I spread the word amongst immediate friends and family,...

Lakeside Kaleidoscope

September 18, 2017 In Travelogues

[ Pokhara ] As my departure from Nepal approaches, and Africa looms, the hourglass of my first half-decade in the Himalaya is releasing its final grains of sand. With only...

Light in Babylon: The Sahara

September 7, 2017 In Music

[ Pokhara ] On my first trip to Istanbul in October of 2012, I was wandering down Beyoğlu district’s most famous avenue, İstiklal, when I happened upon a trio of street...

¡The World Awaits!