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Tag: walking

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 […]

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 […]

Adventure, Culture, Europe, Nomadism

Pilgrimage Today—It’s Still Relevant

July 26, 2016May 22, 2020 Toby 3 mins read

Pilgrimage Museum, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain I placed the noise canceling headphones over my ears, and an ancient melody flowed straight to my soul. […]

Adventure, Europe, Nature

Off to the Camino… Travel Update and See You Later!

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

On Sunday, June fifth (yes, that’s tomorrow), I will close my laptop. I will put it on a shelf, and I will not see it […]

Asia, Nature

One, Two, Tsum*!

October 14, 2012May 22, 2020 Toby 6 mins read

How about an update on my seventeen-day trekking adventure in fast-forward journal mode? Let’s go! Day 1 (September 26): Kathmandu (elevation 1400 meters) to Arughat […]

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