Elephants & Jungles & Waterfalls, Oh My.
January 5, 2017 I’ve dated wonderful people. With one exception, I’ve truly chosen really special people to spend time with. But it’s been a while since I was impressed with […]
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A New (Year, Love, Beginning, What?) in Luang Prabang
January 1, 2017 Did everyone hate 2016? I saw more posts with some version of “Fuck last year” as 2016 came to an end. Aaron, Angel and I talked about […]
Romance, Party of One
December 29, 2016 I take the night train back from Sapa. It is a 4 hour drive to Ha Long Bay, through dusty towns lined with shops that all shout […]
Hill towns and Black Hmong
December 28, 2016 Sapa was a hill station, founded by the French in the early 1900s. It is perched on a mountainside, overlooking terraced rice paddies that climb from the […]
Christmas and anticipation in Hanoi
December 23, 2016 I’m on a 15 hour plane ride from LAX to Hong Kong, connecting to Hanoi. It’s the Eve of Christmas Eve. For the next 7 days, I’m […]
Freedom is never really won…
This is Part 2 of a daily meditation/rant/call to action where, each day, I try to unpack a particular inspirational quote from a civil rights leader that struck a chord […]
NYC and roadmaps
After we broke up, I moved to New York for a month. I didn’t move to NYC to escape the inevitable wreckage left over after even the most loving break […]
Compartments in My Heart: The ending of our trip.
The safari camps in Sabi Sands are some of the most beautiful in the world. From the Out of Africa elegance of Sabi Sabi Bush Lodge and Dulani Lodge […]
Not Forever Is Still Wonderful: Realizations from Kruger National Park
Being on safari is like visiting the zoo, in the same way that Adele’s concert is like me singing in the shower. It is so many worlds apart as to […]
Hopelessness at the Cape of Good Hope.
I can’t help but use comparisons when I first get to know a city. It’s like comparing a new date to your ex-boyfriend. Hof Street felt like the Williamsburg/Silverlake of […]
Tom Is Tripping 