Fear and Loathing: Climbing Mt Everest.
(Part 4 of 4) I slept very fitfully that night. For some reason, it was impossible to find a position of comfort, with little rocks and roots tormenting me when […]
(Part 4 of 4) I slept very fitfully that night. For some reason, it was impossible to find a position of comfort, with little rocks and roots tormenting me when […]
(Part 3 of 4) Sleeping while camping in northern Scandinavia in the middle of summer has some challenges. Of course, the 24-hour daylight is one; some people bring eyeshades, others […]
(Part 2 of 4) As I worked my way downstream, trying not to step between the rocks and gnarly terrain and twist an ankle or fall, Roger and Ola were […]
(Part 1 of 4) It was a beautiful day in Northern Sweden…sunny and unseasonably warm, there was barely a cloud in the sky, the winds were light, and there were […]
“Some folks are born silver spoon in hand Lord, don’t they help themselves, no But when the taxman comes to the door Lord, the house looks like a rummage sale, […]
So it’s 2:19 pm on a Wednesday, it’s a very beautiful day outside with shining sun, no winds, blue skies. And I’m just hours away from connecting up with one […]
Most of us accept that the world is full of dangers, but those of us with experience traveling know there is a difference between ‘perceived risk’ and ‘actual risk’. Letting […]
When I was guiding 16-day long river trips in the Grand Canyon, we used to tell the clients that it took three days to ‘arrive’: the first day, you are […]
If you have ever looked forward to a traveling vacation and been watching the calendar as the date approaches (SO slowly you could die), you know that transitional feeling…from where […]
I begin packing for a move with the same apathetic calculation with which I manage the snooze button on my alarm every morning. “Shall I start this week? No, I […]