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New & Improved

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

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Travelogues

Barking Mandarin

[ 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

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Travelogues

Playing in Traffic

[ 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

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Travelogues

Beyond “No”

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

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Travelogues

The River & The Road

[ Varanasi ] Despite a raging, debilitating sinus infection, I wandered Banaras’ hot, humid streets for six hours the other day, wending my way northward from

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Other

The Ancient & The New

[ 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

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Travelogues

Chhath Parva

[ Varanasi ] Days four and five of my stay saw thousands of the faithful lining up along the road outside my guesthouse–spending the night

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Travelogues

The Streets at 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

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Photography & Video

The Infamous “Single Step”

As in “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a [ __________].” Here at Transglobalist HQ I received official notice from Conde Nast magazine–only

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Travelogues

Ken Doll. Killer Monkey

[ 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’.

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Travelogues

Weaver and Loom

[ Old Manali ] After three days of heavy rain here in Manali, we finally got a reprieve. For me it was an excuse to

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