Follow in my footsteps and head to Gansu, but only once you’ve considered the entirety of this dispatch.
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The Truth About Iran
The two weeks I spent in Iran informed me and changed me and humbled me, and I ask all of you reading this to humble yourselves.
Continue ReadingOops…I Did it Again!
Amazing Thailand, as the marketing slogan goes, always amazes me, no matter how many times I go.
Continue ReadingThailand in the Time of Protest
The 2014 Bangkok protests are of absolutely no danger to travelers – and the mainstream media needs to stop scaring us into thinking this is the case.
Continue ReadingA Very Different Kind of Vacation
The good news? I achieved my goal of staying offline for over a week during a recent trip. The better news? The benefits of “disconnecting” for the first time in years were greater than I could’ve ever imagined.
Continue ReadingWhen 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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