TobyPiles of fruit in Malindi, Kenya. *** I’ve always scoffed at the concept of culture shock. I go somewhere; there I am. Okay. I go […]
Tag: travel thoughts
Why Travel Should Be Stressful
The journey from Diani Beach (South Coast, Kenya) to Kilifi (North Coast) by public transport is long, sweaty and chaotic. (Indeed, going just about anywhere […]
Embracing Syncretism
When I first encountered the concept of cultural immersion, it sounded something like this: To understand—to truly understand—another place and people, you must eat, sleep, […]
The Paradise Mask
Diani Beach, South Coast, Kenya, 4.3222° S “Everybody—everybody who is escaping from something ends up in Diani. Shady people, criminals, expats… everybody.” Such was the […]
Where Do You Go When Nowhere Is Safe?
Naturally, after our disappointment at the Moroccan embassy and finally, finally finding a place we could both visit without visas (Kenya), new obstacles have arisen. […]
What is Cultural Immersion? I Don’t Think It’s This…
“When I’m in a new place, I don’t want to go to the tourist places; I don’t want to go to museums. I want to […]
Airports
In the last three weeks, I have spent approximately 35 hours in airports. Just in airports. I stayed the night in JFK, had a 10-hour […]
A Vagabond’s Manifesto
I believe in coincidence. Happenstance. Chance. It has been responsible for so many of my experiences—too real to ignore—creating connections where I expected none, and […]
On Going Home
Here I am. London Heathrow International Airport. 1:11pm. Twenty-three degrees Celsius. Gray skies. Eleven months, 21 countries, one visa problem and one stomach bug ago […]