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After many months of ceaseless effort, the new Transglobalist.com has arrived. You may abandon your somber candlelight vigils at once and move instead towards something more
After many months of ceaseless effort, the new Transglobalist.com has arrived. You may abandon your somber candlelight vigils at once and move instead towards something more
[ Yueqing ] I was hungry. My garage key wasn’t working, so no bike to ride. In the overcast, pitch blackness I walked two-and-a-half miles
[ Beijing ] Since arriving in Beijing I’ve been ill, propositioned by prostitutes (in a coffeeshop, no less), sated on legit German wheat beer (while
[ Varanasi ] I’ve been going completely stir-crazy for a while now. Twelve or more hours each day spent working on website minutiae starts getting to you after
One year ago today I woke up in my tent to a chilly, 25-below-zero morning. I stepped outside to a snow-capped view of western Mongolia’s
[ Varanasi ] Despite a raging, debilitating sinus infection, I wandered Banaras’ hot, humid streets for six hours the other day, wending my way northward from
[ Varanasi ] Time flies when you get caught up in things. Especially nice things: photography, reading, exploring–and making huge strides on the updated version of this
[ Varanasi ] Days four and five of my stay saw thousands of the faithful lining up along the road outside my guesthouse–spending the night
[ Varanasi ] Varanasi is hot, muggy, and overdue for rain. As such, people stay indoors during the day as much as possible. By Indian standards, the
As in “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a [ __________].” Here at Transglobalist HQ I received official notice from Conde Nast magazine–only
[ Old Manali ] As usual, once the camera comes out, it stays out. The last few days we’ve had some remarkable weather, and I’ve been a-wanderin’.
[ Old Manali ] After three days of heavy rain here in Manali, we finally got a reprieve. For me it was an excuse to