Places have a way of changing history.
200 years ago, the chalice-shaped inlet of Wineglass Bay oozed with the blood of butchered whales, turning the peaceful waters into a glass of Merlot and invoking its descriptive name.
There’s something about opening a map in a fresh space and carefully unfolding each square in the center of your vision. It’s the same feeling I get when I unpack […]
It wasn’t until the black metal barrel swung towards my face, that I re-considered the warnings, “Don’t visit Cebu.” This bbq stall – one of ten identical tables serving grilled […]
“Well I’m changing all my strings, I’m gonna write another travelin’ song. About all the billion highways and the cities at the break of dawn. I guess the best that […]
“He who has seen one cathedral ten times has seen something; he who has seen ten cathedrals once has seen but little; and he who has spent half an hour […]
To look at the frozen bloody stump that once propelled Australia’s icon across the Outback is to seriously consider vegetarianism. And that’s a dramatic statement, given my current location. Down […]
Two years ago, daily lamentations filled up the journal I had carried to an isolated mining town in Western Australia. Against all good advice to “make the most of it,” I hated Newman. The bugs, […]
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