While visiting Muscat, Oman, I spent my last night in town at the Mutrah Souq ("souq" basically = market in an Arab city). I had rented a car...
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The first time I left the country on an airplane I was 20 years old. I flew solo...
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The experience was impactful enough that I deemed Blackbird my favorite restaurant — and not just in Chicago, my favorite restaurant ANYWHERE…
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I take pictures of bathrooms. Everywhere I go — visiting my mom upstate, a highway stop in the deserts of Jordan, a fancy restaurant in Copenhagen — it doesn’t matter where, I love it all…
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A two-night trip to a Getaway House cabin in Catskill NY…
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I love to travel, and more than anything, I love to travel ALONE…
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Such seemingly perfect bedfellows, sex and travel, yet my attempts at combining the two have generally and utterly failed…
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Having sufficiently explored the park via sculpture safari and foot, we made our way to the bus area to lounge in the grass some more. How nice it was to starfish in the sun and catch a few minutes of shut eye before boarding…
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Meditation doesn't have to be complicated and it certainly doesn't require any special equipment. It can be easily practiced by simply being quiet, anywhere you may find yourself, during any activity [or non-activity]. Mindful intention is all that's required to transform an ordinary act into a meditative practice…
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The lumberjacking competitions start tonight with an axe throw kickoff and a Jack/Jill series of chopping and sawing events. The axe throw thing is between a guy I went to high school with...
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Brief video snapshots of moments I didn’t want to forget. Bands, strangers, places seen, events encountered…
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Upon arriving at the entry village to Wadi Rum, we were connected with the three Bedouins who would be our roving hosts/entry and exit guide….
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