Step by Step: How To Get Into a Fútbol (Soccer) Match at the Tanzania National Stadium
I made it to two soccer games at the Tanzania National Stadium during our year living in Dar es Salaam (and a third up in Mwanza). The first was a…
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Doctors Are Paid Too Much
I’m a family doctor and I didn’t become one for the money. I went into medicine because I thought it would be challenging and I knew I’d always have an…
Have You Been There?
Have you been there? To that dangerous place. To the one with a reputation for darkness and fear? Have you been there? To that place you criticize. And talked to…
Why Our Visit to Uruguay Meant So Much To Me
Uruguay is a country of 3.4 million people, one of the safest and most democratic in Latin America, but few travelers visit. And there aren’t a lot of obvious reasons…
Traveling Presence
Today, on the 90th birthday of the late Maya Angelou, we are riding a bus across Argentina. It is flat, dry, and lime green. I like our travel days because…
“This is what privilege looks like”
I’m traveling in Patagonia right now. The other day my mom sent me a text that read “You’ve seen more of the world than many people do in a lifetime!”…
Phong Nha Caves and Ke Bang National Park, Vietnam
Trip: November 2017 It was my birthday and I haven’t had another as memorable. As we rode on scooters through the Ke Bang National Park known for containing some of…
The People of Xela
Rosy is our host mother. But she is really more like a warm grandmother. They call grandmothers abuelitas here. Most of the time she is wearing an apron and her…
How To Research and Stay Organized When Visiting a New Place
I realized the other day that we’ve settled into a travel routine. It used to be we planned far in advance but this year, while we’re traveling around the world,…
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Mens Carry-On Packing List for 12 Weeks in Asia
Olivia wrote a post about what she’s carrying-on through Asia a few weeks back so I figured it is time for me to do the same. My general packing principles…