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Pay Attention Before You Decide What a Place Is
A place becomes smaller the moment I arrive certain about it. Certain that I know what the neighborhood will feel like. Certain…
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Twenty Hours on a Pile of Iron: Riding Mauritania’s Iron Ore Train Across the Sahara
Twenty hours, hundreds of kilometers of Sahara Desert, and a freight wagon full of iron ore. My journey across Mauritania involved a…
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The Water That Wasn’t There
Somewhere in the middle of a 21-hour bus ride through Western Sahara, I spotted a lake that didn't exist. What began as…
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Fes, Morocco: Getting Lost in the Medina and Everything Worth Knowing Before You Go
Fes is wonderfully chaotic, occasionally frustrating, and one of the most fascinating cities I've explored in Morocco. From getting lost in its…
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Freedom Looks Different These Days
Freedom used to mean a backpack, an open calendar, and nowhere I needed to be. Years later, I'm building a business with…
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A Few Blue Days in Chefchaouen
Chefchaouen was the sort of place that made it difficult to walk in a straight line. I would turn down one blue…
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What Solo Travel Taught Me About Building a Business
I never planned on becoming an entrepreneur. Somewhere between teaching English in Thailand, knocking on doors in Australia, and traveling the world,…
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Ten Words Beat a Perfect Accent
I have traveled through 61 countries and have yet to become fluent during the ride from the airport. I have become very…
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Eat Local. Speak Local. Travel Local.
Over years of traveling, I've developed three simple habits: eat local, speak local, and travel local. They've led to memorable meals, unexpected…
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Back in Africa, Paying Attention Again
Returning to Africa in 2023 reminded me of something I'd nearly forgotten: how good it feels to be curious without needing that…