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Category: Travel Advice

Yes, I’m Traveling Solo: Self-Defense as a Path to Freedom
Empowerment Self-Defense, Travel Advice

Yes, I’m Traveling Solo: Self-Defense as a Path to Freedom

November 24, 2023November 24, 2023 Toby 9 mins read

Developed over the past 50 years by female martial artists and violence prevention experts, ESD teaches a compelling mix of physical techniques and verbal strategies for deescalation and boundary setting. 

“How Many Countries Have You Been To?” & Other Questions I Avoid
Nomadism, Travel Advice

“How Many Countries Have You Been To?” & Other Questions I Avoid

August 2, 2018May 22, 2020 Toby 4 mins read

Originally published on elephant journal. Nowhere on my website will you find a tally of countries I’ve visited. Not on my Instagram either. Several times, I’ve […]

Wanderlusters: Running Away Doesn’t Work. (But Run Anyway!)
Adventure, Nomadism, Travel Advice

Wanderlusters: Running Away Doesn’t Work. (But Run Anyway!)

July 11, 2018May 22, 2020 Toby 4 mins read

Originally published at elephant journal—7 September, 2016. This is fun. I’m going through some old writings in anticipation of a possible project or two, and […]

On Growing Wings & The Value of Figuring It Out for Yourself
Adventure, Central America, Travel Advice

On Growing Wings & The Value of Figuring It Out for Yourself

September 23, 2017May 22, 2020 Toby 4 mins read

I have the clearest memory of asking my father for help tying my shoes. I was sitting on the bottom step of our unfinished basement—I […]

But Still: A Short Story on the Wisdom of Trust
Adventure, Poetry & Fiction, Travel Advice

But Still: A Short Story on the Wisdom of Trust

September 13, 2017May 23, 2019 Toby 3 mins read

“Trust no one,” the wise ones said. Deep-lined faces, milk eyes clouded with all the memories of all the misfortunes of all the ages, they hummed […]

What to Do with a 10-Hour Train Ride
Adventure, Travel Advice, U.S.

What to Do with a 10-Hour Train Ride

July 24, 2017May 22, 2020 Toby 5 mins read

I’ve done that thing again. That thing where I look at plane tickets, look at train tickets, enter all available data into an elaborate equation […]

How to Go Out Alone (& Not Hate It)
Adventure, Europe, Travel Advice

How to Go Out Alone (& Not Hate It)

July 15, 2017May 22, 2020 Toby 4 mins read

It’s 2009, and I’m eighteen. Paris is home for the year. It’s a chilly night in early winter. Ten or eleven o’clock. I’ve just gotten […]

7 Hardcore Life Lessons Travel Teaches Faster
Adventure, Nomadism, Travel Advice

7 Hardcore Life Lessons Travel Teaches Faster

May 22, 2017May 22, 2020 Toby 5 mins read

Travel is a relentless teacher. There are no bathroom breaks, no question and answer sessions, and no weeks off for study or review. We jump […]

Struggle: A Travel Manifesto
Culture, Europe, Nomadism, Travel Advice

Struggle: A Travel Manifesto

May 16, 2017May 22, 2020 Toby 2 mins read

If you travel (or live), where the mother tongue is not your mother tongue, you will struggle. The mundane will become complex and challenging, and […]

Some Stuff I Liked in Portugal: A Rough and Tumble Guide
Culture, Europe, Travel Advice

Some Stuff I Liked in Portugal: A Rough and Tumble Guide

May 12, 2017May 22, 2020 Toby 11 mins read

Portugal has made it onto just about every top travel list this year, and with good reason. I loved the month I spent there in […]

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