One of the most valuable things I’ve learned in my travels is that the best food is any destination is never at the fancy hotels. Follow the locals and you’ll eat well (and cheaply).

Does it ever get lonely out on the road? Yes. But if you can learn to embrace loneliness, it can be a great teacher.

May Day may be a non-existent holiday in my native US, but the tradition is very much alive in Europe.

I’m sitting in Bangkok’s airport, about to board a plane to my wildest destination yet: My sister’s wedding back home in Santa Cruz. What will I find in America after two years of constant travel?

Let’s celebrate April Fools’ Day with a list of every scam I’ve encountered in three weeks in Bangkok, shall we?

The last six years of travel have been a story of reduction. When I first set out, I was proud of myself for only bringing one backpack full of clever gear. Today, I see the world with only five essential items.

The saung is Myanmar’s most iconic musical instrument, a boat-shaped harp that sounds like nothing else.

You can’t have a typical relationship while you travel the world, but that doesn’t mean romance is always out of reach.

One of the biggest adjustments for me when I first started traveling was losing my innate suspicion of other people. I’d glad I did, because so much of my journey has been about the people I’ve met along the way.