TobyAs I lie here resting, gently swaying, I reflect on the day’s noises… There are the birds who say “Oh Yeah” in a melodic chorus […]
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Rusinga Island, Lake Victoria, Kenya
Here, I am Muzungu: foreign, white, outsider. Kids yell after us as we pass on foot (or, after realizing the walk from Mbita is at […]
Shanghai Snippets
In Shanghai, everything is new. Or it wants to be new. Or it will be new just as soon as the old is knocked down […]
Suzhou Snippets
In it’s 2500-year history, the city of Suzhou has developed and refined many times over. It is known for its light, elegant, delicate cuisine and […]
Oh, the Characters of Middlebury
One of my favorite things about working in restaurants is the unlimited entertainment potential of observing the characters that pass through. Middlebury, Vermont does not […]
Snapshots of Living
Snapshots in words and pictures of the last three weeks of life in Middlebury– plant, animal, and human. (Disclaimer: All photos were taken yesterday, when […]
Toby and Alyssa Take on Istanbul
For the last six days I had the great pleasure of traveling with the beautiful, brilliant, best of friends, Alyssa Raven Thomas. What a welcome […]
Paradise in Pictures
A typical day on Koh Rong: Wake up to this. Run through the jungle… To this, the “other side” of the island, also known as […]
Around Kagbeni
Now that I’ve left, I thought I’d share a few pictures from my time in Kagbeni… View from the old fort, 16th century, across the […]
The Journey that Wouldn’t End to the Edge of the World
This is truly the edge of the world. I know I have written those words before, but I never felt them so avidly to be […]