Traveling for Fun, Knowledge & Freedom
Intense Impact of Taliban Rule – Afghanistan
Afghan perspectives on the impact of Taliban rule from a month of backpacking around Afghanistan in 2024.
The World’s Top Pyramids — I’ve Seen 50+ (But the Largest One is Hidden)
A grassy hill with a church on top, hiding the largest pyramid on Earth. After four decades visiting pyramids around the world, this is the one that stopped me cold.
Rangitoto Island – The Day the Sky Ran Blood in Aotearoa / New Zealand
Rangitoto Island is Auckland's youngest volcano and it punched through the seafloor while Māori stood and watched. This is the story of a 600-year-old island that's still putting itself together.
Panama Canal – The Brutal Shortcut That Cost 25,000 Lives
I spent 7 hours at the Panama Canal with liters of cold beer and a load of questions. The answer involves 25,000 dead workers, a stolen country, and a mosquito that nearly stopped history.
