When I was a dirt-bag trek leader in Nepal, I thought a hotel was merely a place to sleep - a jumping-off point before heading into the wilderness to pitch a tent. Price was the main factor in decision making, but if a private bathroom with hot water was [...]

Below is the first post I put on my then new website in January of 2017. Much has changed since then. I now have an iPhone 11 and an Instagram account. First things first. I’m addicted to travel writing. Dinesen, Markham, Theroux and Hemingway—their stories pack the bookshelves in my [...]