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T plus 2 & Vaccine in Arm

[ Casablanca ] A few hours in assorted tin cans of the flying variety, one easy cab ride, an unnecessary game of tag with my would-be

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Travelogues

Pre-Morocco. Gear. Departure.

[ Manvel ] Here I sit at Intercontinental Airport in Houston, getting ready to depart for Dallas, then Madrid, then Casablanca. Might as well share a

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Travelogues

A Rod Serling Namaste

[ Kathmandu ] After the relatively uneventful, eight-hour van (née bus) journey from Pokhara, I hopped a taxi to my usual digs in Thamel, Red

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Other

Cooler than Kelvin

[ Pokhara ] From time to time most of us think we’ve hit upon some plan or idea or dream that is different—something ultra cool, undeniably unique,

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Milestones: Patreon

[ Pokhara ] For those of you who don’t already know, I launched a Patreon crowdfunding campaign in late June, early July. I spread the

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Travelogues

Lakeside Kaleidoscope

[ Pokhara ] As my departure from Nepal approaches, and Africa looms, the hourglass of my first half-decade in the Himalaya is releasing its final

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Music

Light in Babylon: The Sahara

[ Pokhara ] On my first trip to Istanbul in October of 2012, I was wandering down Beyoğlu district’s most famous avenue, İstiklal, when I happened upon

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Travelogues

Ladakhi Road Warrior, Part II

[ Kargil, Jammu-Kashmir ] And the not-so-long-anticipated sequel: images from days 6-8 of [what turned out to be] an eight-day, agenda-free trip around Ladakh. Due to

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