The Travel Learning Curve: The Rookie Gets Schooled
Travel is a learning curve. It’s different for all of us. We learn what we can do, what’s adaptable, what’s intolerable, and what we crave. It takes time for these things to become evident [...]
On Oaxacan Time: Waiting On a Storm
A wind blows now, enough to wave the flag upon the cathedral in Oaxaca’s Zocalo, but not enough to herald the expected storm, not yet. Clouds have closed in around the steeple, a mix of greys and [...]
Steller Stories: In Which I Travel to Britain
This is a "Steller Story." The site allows for creating interesting "book" style stories laden with photos and videos. I think it's a brilliant way for me to add to my little storytelling routine [...]
My Oaxacan Adventure Begins: “It’s Mexico, Man”
At an altitude of 5,200 feet, life in Oaxaca comes with a break-in phase for a sea-level-lifer like myself. The highest I’ve ever lived is about 3,000 feet, so this has been completely new [...]
In Search of Stillness: The Oaxacan Chapter Looms
I’m down to my final 50 hours in Vancouver and then I leave on yet another jetplane, taking me to Oaxaca, Mexico, which I believe to my core will be a huge turning point in my travels, my life, [...]