Sustainable, eco-friendly travel sounds like an oxymoron. Backpackers, holiday makers, and businesspeople jet all over the world on airplanes that belch out carbon dioxide to the tune of 2.4% of the world’s total yearly emissions.…
August 10, 2021
The evolution of Nomad Photographer
If you’ve ever visited this site over at any point since it originally launched in 2015, things might be looking quite a bit different now. Over the past few months, I have been quietly and…
June 29, 2016
Changing times
Today marks 1 year and 5 months since I left my home of Washington, DC, to travel the world. And now I’m back, but not for long. My time abroad has changed who I am and where…
April 14, 2016
Where I’ve been
A solitary batfish swims through cloudy water at the Twins dive site off the coast of Koh Tao, Thailand. Well 2016 has definitely gotten away from me! Here we are in mid April and I…
November 20, 2015
Into the depths: the Skocjan Cave of Slovenia
Only a few days into my relaxing week in Slovenia, I got an itch to do some exploring upon hearing about a cave system that was described to me as otherworldly. Being the adventure junkie…
September 30, 2015
Oktoberfest 2015
Before and after a full day of Oktoberfest. I’ve been reflecting on Munich Oktoberfest this evening from my hostel in Prague. What a crazy, boozy, and fun experience. I drank an unnerving 9 liters of…
August 10, 2015
Koh Tao’s Best Beaches
Enjoying the view at Ao Leuk Beach. The jewel of the Gulf of Thailand, Koh Tao is known internationally as Thailand’s dive island. It’s no surprise then that most tourists arrive to dive with the…
August 2, 2015
An adventure like no other
Today marks 6 months since I began this crazy adventure I am on. I only just realized this when I was reviewing my budget to find I’ve spent $47.95 a day over the past 182…
June 13, 2015
30 years later
The range and quality of the pottery works at Siam Celadon is stunning. In 1984, the year I was born, my grandfather traveled from the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains in eastern Tennessee to…
May 30, 2015
Exciting change of plans
I have something to confess. I am taking a temporary break from my whirlwind trip. Only 4 months in, I have found something to slow me down and cement me in one place for the…
March 14, 2015
Franz Josef Glacier
Into the air As we piled into the chopper, a slight hint of anxiety welled up in me. I get a bit skittish about flying and it’s especially magnified if I can’t see out a…
February 26, 2015
Queenstown adventures and new friends
360 degree view from the top of Ben Lomond peak, Queenstown, New Zealand. I came to Queenstown for the same reason so many others do. It is called the adventure capital of New Zealand and…