Looking back at what seems like a life time ago — when I was still in the planning stages of my extended Round-the-World trip and before I ever bought my first outward plane ticket — friends and family would often inquire as to how long I was planning to travel, or what event or mental shift would mark the […]
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Life on the Road – Part 3: Reflections on East Asia
February 13, 2013 
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“Life on the Road – Part 1: Reflections on Europe” can be read here. “Life on the Road – Part 2: Reflections on Southeast Asia” can be read here. The unseen movements of time continue to march onward, kindly allowing us to collect a string of memories in their wake; the paths that we walk […]
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June 19, 2012 20 Comments
“Life on the Road — Part 1: Reflections on Europe” can be viewed here. After having returned for the second time from 10 months of travel, one of the most common reactions I’ve received from friends and family is surprise that I’m the same person as I was when I left, I haven’t resurfaced as […]
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December 21, 2011 105 Comments
The world is a vast and uncertain place, and it is impossible to know what secrets it holds for you. The only certainty, however, is that you won’t be able to unearth any of these truths unless you’re willing to take the initial step and start exploring in the first place. And just as every […]
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August 8, 2011 7 Comments
After months of preparations and years of day-dreaming, I’m finally about to embark upon the most significant trip of my life (at least up until this point). I’d love to be able to say that the predominant emotion I’m feeling is excitement, but honestly, it is something more akin to nervousness and fear. It isn’t […]
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August 1, 2011 14 Comments
The world is a vast and wonderful place that is just waiting to be explored by anyone willing to step out on a ledge and give it a shot. It is surprisingly easy, however, to fall into a normal routine throughout our daily lives — a routine in which we rarely break out of our […]
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