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Tag: transport

Johnny Cash and Slow Travel
Adventure, Africa, Europe

Johnny Cash and Slow Travel

November 8, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 2 mins read

8:15 a.m. Self-Service Restaurant “Mediterraneo.” Grandi Navi Veloci ferry from Tangier to Barcelona. I look up from my breakfast—a somewhat sad assortment of boxed orange […]

Adventure, Europe

Zen & the Motorcycle Passenger

September 17, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 3 mins read

Sorrento Coast,  Italy (Mom, you’ll want to skip this one.) The headlights of oncoming cars are a blur as we race down the center line […]

Adventure, Europe

This Is Why We Walk—Maybe

August 15, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 4 mins read

Ancient Practice in the Modern Landscape   Sixteen kilometers of open road. No turns. No twists. The trees are thick on either side, and I’m […]

Africa

10 Hours in Nairobi (Airport!)

April 16, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 5 mins read

Final Destination: Jinja, Uganda—the mouth of the Nile Tuesday, 12 April, 2016—Nairobi, Kenya The New York Times may have all the tips for how to […]

Africa

Minibus Freedom: On Risk and Reward

February 2, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 4 mins read

Stand-Up Paddleboarding (well, kneel-up paddleboarding) in Smitswinkel Bay. “Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t…” The sun beats down on my left […]

Why Travel Should Be Stressful
Africa, Travel Advice

Why Travel Should Be Stressful

March 18, 2015May 22, 2020 Toby 4 mins read

The journey from Diani Beach (South Coast, Kenya) to Kilifi (North Coast) by public transport is long, sweaty and chaotic. (Indeed, going just about anywhere […]

Africa

The Dhow

February 17, 2015May 22, 2020 Toby 3 mins read

[The following is an adaptation of a piece I recently published at elephant journal, “Facing Fear in Handstand.” Or maybe the piece in elephant is […]

Travel Advice

How to Take the Bus Everywhere

January 12, 2015May 22, 2020 Toby 5 mins read

Jesus travels… and so can you! Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise… there is always another way to get there. In October, I visited my […]

Uncategorized

This Blog Post is Slumped Against the Bathroom Wall

December 14, 2014May 22, 2020 Toby 2 mins read

This blog post is slumped against the bathroom wall like a drunk sorority girl on Saturday night. This blog post is camping out at the […]

Asia

The Journey that Wouldn’t End to the Edge of the World

November 9, 2012May 22, 2020 Toby 3 mins read

 This is truly the edge of the world.  I know I have written those words before, but I never felt them so avidly to be […]

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