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Travel Journals: Selected Entries

Travel isn’t just about the places we visit—it’s about the stories and adventures that unfold along the way and become part of our spirit. Here are a few of mine. Read on and explore the world with me.

2002 || Around The World in 180 Days

Around The World in 180 Days

RWANDA: Guns & Gorillas

It was barely 8 a.m., and the East African sun was already beating down on the tops of our heads as we walked single file...

Around The World in 180 Days

SOUTH AFRICA: Great White Sharks

Departing the warm, toasty weather of East Africa and shifting into the opposite hemisphere, I arrive in South Africa in the dead of winter-

Around The World in 180 Days

MADAGASCAR: Politics & Lemurs

Paul Theroux once said that traveling is only glamorous in retrospect. Should that hold true, then perhaps one day...

Around The World in 180 Days

NEPAL: Himalayas & Death

With a population of just 25 million people, Nepal is more laid back and less intense than India, mathematically speaking. Yet Nepal is...

2010 || Gone to Ghana

Gone to Ghana

GHANA: A Ho New Reality

I’ve left the capital Accra and moved to a small town called Ho, located in the Volta Region, not far from the Togo border on the eastern...

Gone to Ghana

GHANA: How Much Does This Buy?

I have a pretty sweet collection of foreign currency. It’s one of the things I especially love about traveling– seeing the colorful cash...

Gone to Ghana

GHANA: I Like Your Shoes. Give Them To Me.

I know people who walk up and down the road with 100 pounds of water on their heads every day just to cook food, and I’ve never once...

Gone to Ghana

GHANA: What is a Jewish?

In Ghana, every business meeting I attended began and ended in prayer-- to Christ. This can feel a little strange to any visitor who...

2020 - 2021 || USA Pandemic Travels

Pandemic Travels USA

USA: The Californian Has Landed

I woke up at 3:30 a.m. to make my flight out of San Francisco. Considering that I was up until 1:00am packing, it was a super painful...

Pandemic Travels USA

USA: Wrong Side of The Tracks

Last evening, I took my first proper walk around the neighborhood and quickly discovered that I live on the wrong side of the tracks...

Pandemic Travels USA

USA: Sally Was Here

OMG. Sally was here. That’s the name of the massive hurricane that made landfall in the exact fucking town I happen to be in--Pensacola,...