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Tag: solo travel

Give Me Loneliness (a poem for travelers and dreamers)
Europe, Poetry & Fiction

Give Me Loneliness (a poem for travelers and dreamers)

May 9, 2017May 22, 2020 Toby 3 mins read

Sagres, Portugal, early May. This past weekend, after a few wonderful weeks of travel and adventure with friends and family, I gave myself the gift of […]

The Rough and Wrinkled Side of Adventure
Adventure, Europe

The Rough and Wrinkled Side of Adventure

April 25, 2017May 22, 2020 Toby 2 mins read

Sunday, 23 April. Porto, Portugal. Welcome to the world of unplanned adventure. It’s messy. It’s unphotogenic. It’s wild-ish. It’s kind-hearted French tourists warning you that […]

12 Ways to Move/Travel to a New City/Country Where you Don’t Know Anyone—and Totally Rock It
Adventure, Travel Advice

12 Ways to Move/Travel to a New City/Country Where you Don’t Know Anyone—and Totally Rock It

January 16, 2017May 22, 2020 Toby 6 mins read

I write about venturing into the unknown often. You might say it’s my favorite theme—in life and in art. You could say it’s my greatest […]

Africa

“Don’t go to Morocco Alone.” And other Fear-mongering you should Ignore.

September 25, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 4 mins read

A rooftop terrace in Taghazout, Morocco. Me: “I’m thinking of going to Morocco.” Everyone: “Awesome! Just don’t go alone.” As you may have guessed, I […]

The Intoxicating Unknown, and Solitude
Adventure, Nomadism

The Intoxicating Unknown, and Solitude

August 22, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 3 mins read

The plane lands with a jolt. Rolls to the gate. Shuts off the engines. You and the other passengers file off the aircraft. Through the […]

Adventure, Europe, Nomadism

Did You Find What You Were Looking For? (Camino Reflections, Part 10000)

August 3, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 3 mins read

My last visit to London, in July of this year, I had dinner with a former classmate. We had taken “Intro to Buddhism” together. I […]

Nomadism

Vagabonding vs Bonding: On Staying in Touch

March 31, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 4 mins read

Reunited in Cape Town: Hiking Table Mountain Is it hard to form deep, enduring friendships when you’re always moving around? I get that question a […]

Nomadism

The Bittersweet Beauty of Goodbye

January 5, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 3 mins read

If I sift through the shadowy pathways of my memory, I will touch a hundred moments of parting and a thousand words of farewell in […]

Europe, Travel Advice

Strangers on a Train

October 26, 2015May 22, 2020 Toby 4 mins read

“We’re on our way to bible study,” says my friend. (He likes to make up stories, but let’s get real, who doesn’t?) It’s 10:00 pm, […]

Europe, Nomadism

What is this Feeling? …Nostalgia??

September 15, 2015May 22, 2020 Toby 2 mins read

Stunning views from my seat flying Catania, Sicily to Istanbul (on my way to Stockholm… I should not have opted to fly that way, and […]

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