Cuba: A Journey Through Culture, Community, and Everyday Life

Havana: First Impressions In December of 2023, I had the opportunity to travel across Cuba as part of an organized cultural and photography-focused journey centered around connecting with local communities, documenting everyday life, and supporting small independent businesses and families along the way. For ten days, we traveled throughout the island with cameras in hand, […]

Portugal: Between Deadlines and Sunsets

Remote Work, Sea Caves, and Slow Living in the Algarve: A Laptop, a Passport, and a Flight to Lisbon In September of 2021, just two months before I would embark on a five-week adventure through Namibia, I found myself boarding another international flight — this time to Portugal. The trip came together somewhat spontaneously. My […]

Namibia: 35 Days Across Africa’s Last Frontier

In late 2021, my longtime travel partner John and I decided to disappear for five weeks into one of the least densely populated countries on Earth: Namibia. Neither of us had ever been there, but that’s never stopped us before. We’d circled the globe together, and this time we wanted something remote, wild, and slightly […]

Nepal: Trekking to the Roof of the World

Two Guys From Memphis Headed for the Himalayas In December of 2012, my childhood friend Tim and I left the warmth of South Florida for the coldest place either of us had ever imagined — the Himalayas of Nepal. Two guys from Memphis, Tennessee, living in Florida at the time, heading to the roof of […]

Mongolia: Three and a Half Weeks at the Edge of the Map

In June of 2019, my friend John — my longtime travel buddy — and I spent three and a half weeks crossing one of the most remote countries on Earth: Mongolia. We flew into Ulaanbaatar after a layover in Seoul, where I drank soju for the first time and immediately understood why Koreans are so […]