Blogs become different tools to different bloggers. Mine has been a source of accountability, learning, and a way for me to know myself and others better.
Category: Africa
Why Evan is a 38 year old bike tourist
It was Evan’s thirty eighth birthday a few days ago. I asked what he wanted. “A ticket out of here, … More
How bike hiking feels
I rarely blog about the cycling of bicycle travel. Instead, my posts tend to share what I’ve been thinking about, … More
On photographing people
1. One morning in Cameroon Recently a man asked me to take his picture. He’d been watching me photograph Evan … More
On what we call wild meat
Words come with meaning, whether we acknowledge this or not. The word we choose to use in front of the meat of animals from the forest is a word that’s loaded with meaning.
Thank you, Congo
To celebrate 2019’s arrival we stayed up a little later, and a day later than I’m used to. That’s because … More
Book loving while bike travelling
There is less than I thought there’d be to say about how to act on a love of book reading … More
A few things that happened after I inherited a quarter of a million dollars
The most recent thing that’s happened is that I typed the title you see above, in a hostel, at a … More
Blogging insights that keep me drawing eggs in search of circles
“Blogging is such a tough thing to explain to people who don’t get it,” says Heather Havrilesky in her advice … More
Different perspectives about Windhoek’s unique taxis and drivers
I remember thinking “can’t forget to take a photo of these taxis!” as we cycled into Windhoek in August.