I stood silent with three of my friends at the bottom of the plain unassuming steps that led up to the local hammam in Fez. With my wet hair wrapped …
Sleeping Next to Lions
Six of us hopped into a 4×4 pop-up top safari vehicle with our local guide, Claus. For the next three days we would explore the Serengeti National Park, and in …
Surviving the Subway Hike
I’m always planning some adventure, so it wasn’t surprising to my friends when they got an event invitation for the Subway Hike accompanied by a 20-page information packet (a trademark …
Laugh More
The human condition is riddled with imperfection. We are awkward, flawed, illogical, irrational, selfish, imperfect, insecure, unsure, pathetic, and inappropriate. We fail, muddle, stumble and blunder through life. We know …
The Hardships of Riding a Motorcycle
I love riding a motorcycle. It is freeing not being stuck in a large metal box with an engine. Riding provides a completely different way of experiencing the world. That …
Standing in No Man’s Land
I couldn’t see them, but I knew I had several guns trained on me, ready to fire at the slightest provocation. There were probably even more than usual as it …
Selfies With Spirits
Sticky and slick with sweat from the humid heat in New Orleans, I weaved in-and-out of the labyrinth-like pathways between 700 haphazardly laid out tombs in the oldest cemetery in …
Swimming in the Devil’s Pool
Only the Devil would swim in an infinity-like pool at the top of a 360 ft (108 m) waterfall, and when he invites you to come over for a pool …
10 Things You Should Do BEFORE You Travel Abroad
Being prepared for your travels can make a huge impact on your travel experience. It can be make the difference between being miserable and having the time of your life. …
Walking the Wild Wall
After three hours I finally climbed the ladder onto the “Wild Wall,” the section of the Great Wall of China left unmaintained and largely untouched by humans. For the next …