Mount Fuji is Japan’s highest mountain – and it’s also a huge disappointment. There is nothing about the place that inspires a feeling of being in nature.
Many people think that because I travel, it somehow means that I have a vast reserve of gold hidden away in the mountains (which is…
Reindeer: cute and cuddly, or scary lichen-eating beasts? Discover the surprising truth about these iconic creatures in Lapland.
A Greyhound Bus from Los Angeles to New Orleans. So much uncertainty. Do joyous memories, character-building life experiences, and lifelong friends await me on the…
Hostels are great for all types of travelers. They range from grungy party-centric frat houses to family-friendly homes complete with childcare. Finding the “best” hostel…
I did not walk 2,600 miles from Mexico to Canada for glory. I didn’t do it for charity, I didn’t do it for exercise, not…
Since arriving in Japan, I have spoken very little English and even less Japanese (since my current vocabulary is limited to a few dozen words)….
My passport will not swipe at the self-service kiosk. Do I really have to wait in that giant line behind the check-in counter? An airline…
“Do the two of you have any money?” Not normally what you expect to be asked when you sit down at the local diner for…
“But aren’t you afraid of murderers?!” It is the question asked most often by people picking me up while hitchhiking. It is also common to…
I don’t think I have ever been more content just sitting in a McDonald’s, watching obese Americans hasten their impending biological failures. I put down…
After taking my first zero in Idyllwild, I felt it necessary to make up for lost time and go from Idyllwild to Cabazon in one…
