In which a Tibetan plants a seed, a Quest is joined, and Willis survives the dried raisins. ***** First let me give you some behind-the-scenes info. A couple of days ago I intended...
“Success breeds complacency. Complacency breeds failure. Only the paranoid survive.” —Andrew Grove When it comes to adventure activities, routine is a double-edged...
It’s a rainy, dreary day here in Pokhara. My first. At 12:30 the streets are atypically barren, traffic-free aside from the occasional optimistic cabbie pulling alongside...
Trying to find somewhere to sit comfortably and write on this lazy Saturday afternoon, I wander up to the roof of my guesthouse (home of the infamous $4.25/night view, see above),...
O to have known back then that I’d be spending a year or more in Nepal, Land of Karma! Had I known then of my current Way, I’d never have sent him that horrible, evil...
Despite my best intentions to write a playfully taunting post about how much more epic my day was than that of the average bear (an animal far better looking than my friend...
In Which a Transglobal Juggernaut Arrives at Nepal Base Camp (aka Houston) If one can fairly refer to preparatory activities for Project Cancel-Current-Life-and-Move-to-Nepal-Because-Why-The-Hell-Not...
[ Dallas, TX ] As promised elsewhere, I spent a fortnight or so this past October exploring Turkey by foot and wing. The extended details of this excursion will follow eventually,...
After months of dreaming, weeks of effort, days of organizing, and a few hours sleep, the Transglobalist is only minutes away from departure. Next stop, Istanbul.