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Tag: wander

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 […]

How to Return when there is No Turning Back
Adventure, Central America, Nomadism

How to Return when there is No Turning Back

March 1, 2018May 22, 2020 Toby 3 mins read

The plane lands. The boat docks. The train whistles as it arrives at the station. You step off. Pause. Look around. Friends and loved ones wait […]

“Won’t You Stay?” A Short Story about Leaving.
Nomadism, Poetry & Fiction

“Won’t You Stay?” A Short Story about Leaving.

July 5, 2017May 22, 2020 Toby 2 mins read

Written in Taghazout, Morocco in October 2016. Originally published in elephant journal. Won’t You Stay? A bird came to rest on a branch outside my window one […]

In Defense of Aimless Wandering, Revisited
Europe, Nomadism

In Defense of Aimless Wandering, Revisited

June 26, 2017May 22, 2020 Toby 4 mins read

I’m riding from Sweden to Finland on a ferry named Grace, pondering over aimless wandering. I’ll come back to that. Grace is probably ten stories […]

The First Time: When the Travel Bug Bites
Culture, Nomadism

The First Time: When the Travel Bug Bites

January 25, 2017May 22, 2020 Toby 3 mins read

Some people will reminisce—with nostalgia, regret, or a little bit of each—about their first cigarette, their first drink, or their first time trying X (fill […]

Nomadism

Reflections on a Birthday: Wandering, Searching, & Answering the Call

October 12, 2015May 22, 2020 Toby 3 mins read

Yesterday, I turned 24. The past year has been anything but boring as vagabonded my way from Europe to Africa to the U.S. and back, […]

Africa

The Importance of a Quest

July 8, 2015May 22, 2020 Toby 4 mins read

Today, I spent an hour looking for soap. Not just any soap (those who know me will know how picky I am about my soap… […]

In Defense of Aimless Wandering
Asia, Nomadism

In Defense of Aimless Wandering

February 24, 2013May 22, 2020 Toby 4 mins read

Somehow two months have managed to sneak by me since I last posted anything. In that time I have tried every tropical fruit available in […]

Nomadism

Why Travel

August 26, 2012May 22, 2020 Toby 4 mins read

Killing two birds with one stone: First essay of the semester, first blog post! Why?  More often than not, when I informed people this summer […]

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