Tag: travel

#10 farking in vietnam

#10 farking in vietnam

I took a run early this morning through the windy streets of Hanoi’s old quarter and made my way north to the city’s wide boulevards …

 

#9 dancing the airport tango ::

#9 dancing the airport tango ::

In Argentina I discovered the Tango. Its quickstep and seduction, the passionate exchange of push and pull and its confident footwork. Unfortunately, the only tango …

 

#8 latvia beyond expectations ::

#8 latvia beyond expectations ::

In my years of travel thus far, something I’ve come to accept about myself is that I don’t like to set expectations for new places …

 

#7 souvenir scars & doctors on motos::

#7 souvenir scars & doctors on motos::

I’ve been hanging out in Manila and beyond recently, so it’s fitting that our next travel story, and a fairly recent one at that, comes …

 

#6 good morning vietnam ::

#6 good morning vietnam ::

Friends don’t let friends take drugs in a mini-van. While real drugs have never been one of my travel vices, many of my travel mis-adventures …

 

#5 celebrating sevens ::

#5 celebrating sevens ::

A few of my friends and I have an obsession with the number seven. There isn’t any remarkable numerological reason, but when 07/07/07 rolled …

 

#4 marathon travel training ::

#4 marathon travel training ::

It was in the middle of the night in Benin in 2001 when I cooked up the idea to run a marathon in Amsterdam. I was …

 

#3 bad day in bangladesh ::

#3 bad day in bangladesh ::

When you travel a lot you’re often asked the same two questions: What’s your favorite country? and, What’s the worst place you’ve ever been? I always …

 

#1 012693 ::

#1 012693 ::

 

centennial resolutions ::

centennial resolutions ::

in April last year I achieved a goal I’d been working towards for a long time.  I went to my 100th country.   I celebrated with …