All posts tagged Writing

The Road Goes Ever On and On

16 Apr 2013 / 3 Comments

I spent almost a month in New Zealand and realized, gosh, I hadn’t written much at all about this wonderful, magical place. Well, now that I’m back on dry land […]

World Famous in New Zealand!

22 Mar 2013 / 1 Comment

AUCKLAND—In a short while I’ll be casting off aboard the Bahia Blanca cargo ship en route to Manzanillo in Colon, Panama. I rather late in the game realized I hadn’t […]

Reaching the Ends of the Earth at the End of the World

28 Dec 2012 / 4 Comments

Hello all! Long time, eh? Well, sorry about that. I was at sea when the world supposedly ended. Perth is the most isolated big city in the world. To the […]

After Four months in Bangkok, Farewell

05 Dec 2012 / 5 Comments

And so, after almost four months in Bangkok and Thailand, it is time for me to move on. I do so with a great sadness mixed with my usual restlessness. […]

Le Grande Tour, Days 7-11: Vientiane

19 Nov 2012 / 1 Comment

VIENTIANE, Laos—Well, I wanted the adventure of slow travel, and with the Vientiane and the bus ride to Hanoi, I got it. It’s been a while since my last post. […]

You ever write something you wish you could take back? Or at least edit? A poorly-worded email, or text message that went out before you meant to hit send? The previous entry is solidly in that category.

Monks pray before a statue of the Buddha at evening prayers

‘To think that anything so fantastic could exist on this sombre earth’

28 Aug 2012 / 3 Comments

CHIANG MAI, Thailand—To say the north of Thailand differs from the south is one of the most obvious observations you can make about this country. And by “south,” I mean […]

‘It is far easier to travel than to write about it’

23 Aug 2012 / No Comments

As to those literary qualifications which are acquired by habits of writing, and which are so important to an author, my African life has not been favorable to the growth […]