“You know, when one’s in love,’ I said, ‘and things go all wrong, one’s terribly unhappy and one thinks one won’t ever get over it. But you’ll be astounded to learn what the sea will do.’ ‘What do you mean?’ she smiled. ‘Well, love isn’t a good sailor and it languishes on a sea voyage. …
When you travel alone, you inevitably end up taking a lot of selfies. Without further ado, Selfies around the world:
This was a hard one. I’ve been away from home for 7 months now and let me tell you: there are A LOT of things that make me think of it. There are smells and sounds and images…but most of all, there are people. If there’s anything I’ve learned while traveling, it’s that places are …
I took this self-portrait in the mirror of a show car decked out in old bottle caps. It was early fall at the Folk Festival in my little college town of Athens, GA and we had just gotten our faces painted.
I’ve been living in Bangkok for almost four months now. The passage of time is completely imperceptible, what with the near lack of seasonal weather patterns and the consistency of my job…The rhythm of the workweek keeps me marching forward without any signs that six months – half a year – has passed since I graduated from …
Late afternoon at the beach house in the summertime. I literally look at this photo and feel the sensation of standing in that kitchen in the Hamptons with Aunt Marlene. Maybe I spent the day listening to the waves crash at the beach, and I just got back and showered off the salt in the …
“HAPPINESS ONLY REAL WHEN SHARED” – Chris McCandless People tout solo travel as an important path towards self-awareness and growth. It’s true that being out in the world alone can be deeply empowering, but most of the time it’s empowering because of the people you meet when you’re out there. I’m here to argue that …
