Tag Archives: life

Cartagena centro  · Thursday March 7th 2013 · 

I love heels: confessions of a materialistic traveller

Once again, I've lost a whole pile of my things in a foreign country. But instead of this spurring me to reject materialism and all its perceived evils, I choose to embrace it.

A motorcycle I named Katy  · Thursday January 10th 2013 · 

How I fell off the face of the earth for six months (while proceeding to criss-​​cross it)

I've been so busy, I completely abandoned blog posts for six months. In that time, I went to ten different countries, bought a motorbike and learned to ride it, and made a few websites.

Ottoman coffee house, Istanbul  · Friday May 4th 2012 · 

Between two continents and homes: doing the limbo in Istanbul

Feeling adrift in Istanbul, a city of minaret spires and sludgy coffee that spans two continents. More rambling on "home" when you're a vagabond.

Ankor Wat  · Friday March 9th 2012 · 

Things I lost in Cambodia: my purse, a phone charger, my mind.

I spent a month slow-travelling through Southeast Asia's broken places. My tales of losses, gains, and high-powered automatic rifles amid the chaos.

A door is not a door  · Tuesday December 20th 2011 · 

Breaking rules and busting heads

I've recently come to the realization that I do everything in a rather unorthodox way. Somehow, it all works, and I'm intensely happy.

Graffiti  · Thursday December 1st 2011 · 

Five tricks for staying sane as a long-​​term nomad

This whole world-tour business is pretty intense. I've travelled a lot, but it still trips me up sometimes. Here's how I'm staying sane, so far.

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