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Tag: Inspirations

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 […]

An Artist’s Statement, Kind of
Poetry & Fiction

An Artist’s Statement, Kind of

March 23, 2017May 22, 2020 Toby 5 mins read

In addition to the travel, culture, and adventure writing I focus on here, I also dabble in poetry, fiction, and other creative writing. Through these […]

Europe

This Blog Post says, Thank You!

November 25, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 3 mins read

Do you ever experience moments of sudden and unanticipated gratitude? I do—every day. Thanksgiving, for me, is a lovely excuse to eat good food with […]

Nomadism, Poetry & Fiction

Ah, The Life Of A Vagabond (Poetry)

October 21, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 2 mins read

It’s rare that I share poetry here (if you want more of that, check out my column on elephant journal). But I would like to […]

Europe, Nomadism

The Modern-Day Renunciate

July 11, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 4 mins read

Sobrado de Monxes Cathedral, Galicia, Spain. He asked if there was water nearby. The two dogs, attached to his belt by lengths of thick rope, […]

Poetry & Fiction

The Men Who Saw (A Poem of Sorts)

December 31, 2015May 22, 2020 Toby 2 mins read

Happy New Year! This is not the typical style of work I share here, but I’ve been sitting on this whimsical little poem for quite […]

Adventure, Nomadism

I Want to Do All of the Things

October 5, 2015May 22, 2020 Toby 3 mins read

This is not a bucket list. I wrote this list a few weeks ago as the realization dawned on me that, without exaggeration, I want […]

Africa, Nature

Other Words for Turquoise

May 15, 2015May 22, 2020 Toby 3 mins read

Over the last week, I have been struggling to find other words for what has always been one of my favorite colors: turquoise. As I […]

Food, U.S.

A Picnic Revolution

July 6, 2014May 22, 2020 Toby 2 mins read

I’m starting a picnic revolution! Here’s how it came about: Yesterday, my friends invited me to an outdoor concert at Lincoln Peak Vineyard (about 3 […]

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