The In-Between Phase: What I’ll Do Differently
Back home in Vancouver, it's sleep-coma time as I catch up on all kinds of to-do lists and work. It's also got me reflecting on where my travels went awry... Read on for why I'm okay with having [...]
How I’ll Protect Myself While Travelling Abroad
When embarking on travels like these and getting stuck in a research phase, it's disheartening because it feels like momentum has stopped. But wrong! It’s the phase that has to happen before you [...]
Why Five Years?
This week, I got asked by my Twitter friend @BarbAdamski why I had decided to travel for five years. It’s a complicated question, so let’s give you a complicated answer that’s hopefully easy to [...]
Starting My Engine:5.5 Months to Go
The realness is getting real. I’m pausing on a rare weekend off to tell you where I’m at in my journey towards my journey. This isn't a month in France. This is a half-decade of my life spent [...]
The Logistics of Leaving Home
When I decided I'd take this long-form adventure, it took me awhile to feel I had the confidence and the wherewithal to make it happen. On this, I’m still unsure I’m cut of the right cloth, but [...]
The Gift of Dreaming New Dreams
Sleep has become interesting in recent weeks and months. It isn’t every day, but often I’ll "pick a place" when I drift off. Some country or region I think I have a clue about, and then I fall [...]
Bucketlist: Plitvice LakesNational Park, Croatia
Sometimes, I plan listen to the wind and let happenstance guide my path, but other times I'll devise a skeletal plan. When that happens, I'll choose regions to be in, then hone into what I’d like [...]