The Day the Road Bent in Uganda, But I Didn’t Break

(From my latest travel memoir based on the journey around the world.) By the time I reached Uganda, I had already been traveling the world for nearly six months – six months of border crossings, new faces, and the quiet rhythm of motion that had become my normal. My journey had started across the oceans […]
Paraty, Brazil: A Town That Feels Like a Step Back in Time

(From my memoir, Roam and Return) Back in 2016, during my grand South and North American solo trip, Brazil was the first South American country I explored. With just a couple of weeks to spend there, I wanted to make every day count. My route was set: Rio – Paraty – São Paulo – Florianópolis […]