An LP Afternoon
An LP Afternoon (Note: LP means Luang Prabang. The biggest and most popular city in northern Laos.) The air is molten when the sun shines. The breath you take is hot in your throat, and the thought of movement brings… Read More
Tour
Farewell Summer Ride. Thanks for Coming
I’ve been putting this off. To write this would be to acknowledge that my summer ride is over and I didn’t want to do that. But the reality is what it is. I have been back to work in China for… Read More
Ascent: An Ill Fated Journey Into the Hills of Northwest Thailand
I should have known the jig was up when the lady started laughing at me. It was early morning and I was just beginning the ascent of a challenging but manageable hill. She looked almost mad with her hair splayed… Read More
When You Can’t Be On the Trip You Love, Love the Trip You’re On
I didn’t plan this trip, but it is the trip I have. One week into it I am learning to make it the trip that I want. I was supposed to be in Xinjiang, a wild and untamed region of… Read More
Xinjiang Cycle Tour: VeloTramp Summer 2017
The worst thing you can do to a person who struggles to make decisions is give them a lot to choose from. I know. I am that person. The problem is especially trying for me when I like all the… Read More