I love ruins. I’ve climbed Mayan pyramids, sat in Greek amphitheaters and walked lost Roman roads. It’s not the literal history that draws me — I don’t care that much about kings I’d never heard of before — but the atmosphere that feels the dream worlds Chip, Nancy and I would concoct in my backyard fort as a kid. A lot of people … Read on
I had the privilege recently to speak at David Farley’s Restless Legs reading series at Lolita in the Lower East Side. I wrote something for the event, called “The Hopes & Dreams of Our Travel Generation’s Contributions to the Betterment of Travel are Hinged on our Collective Ability, and Willingness, to Celebrate the Mundane along with the Marvellous.” Aka “Sandwiches.” It ended with … Read on
VIDEO: MY FAVORITE TOWN IN BURMA I have a documenting problem, in that I document too much. I know it’s wrong, but pretty much any where I go I end up trying to ‘capture’ by my digital camera, then my video camera, then my journal — and THEN maybe I’ll take a note for whatever project I’m actually being paid to go there … Read on
A BREATHER & A HARD TRIPThe past several months have been busy for me — finishing up maps for the website, tracking the Central Vietnam floods, and finishing up the last text for the free Vietnam guidebook. I’ve also been talking with a publisher about making a pocket-sized ‘alternative guidebook’ to Vietnam, which I’d like to see IF it can be made for … Read on
