Butterflies cannot allow themselves to be weighed down by memories of life inside the chrysalis.
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Terror and Piety in Iceland
Australia’s not the only island in the world that wants to kill you.
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Seoul in the Time of MERS
South Korea is just fine – all you armchair physicians, in the media and on social media, need to sit the fuck down.
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Skies and Limits
If you think I take too many trips to Thailand, today’s post is for you.
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The Ghost of Paradise Past
Thailand feels new – it is me who feels old.
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Enemy Image
Today’s post is an ode to Beijing – and to myself.
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The Greatest Migration
Being in Africa hasn’t been a revelation as much as a reminder: Migration is really all there is.
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Pearl of the Orient
To honor the five year anniversary of my move to Shanghai – and the difficulties I faced while living there – I traveled back to the city to make peace.
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Building My Own Taj Mahal
One of the main reasons I’ve spent the past four years traveling is also one of the most unlikely. Read today’s post to find out what it is.
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When Men of Sober Age Travel
Thomas Jefferson once said that “travel makes men wiser, but less happy.” What’s funny is that I kind of agree with him.
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