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It’s 11pm. Time to get up and get ready after only three hours of rough sleeping.
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Letters from the road, sent to friends and family.
Hiking in an Active Warzone at 2AM
Sometimes hiking means scenic mountain towns and a nice view.
How a Bowl of Wet Peanuts Turned a Bad Day Around
I’d been having a miserable day. Exploring around Sapa in northern Vietnam, I’d slept at a disappointing homestay, the solo travel lonelies were hitting hard, and after five hours on the Sin Ho motorbike lo...
How does a monk deal with a mosquito?
I’m two hours into my 5 day silent meditation retreat and a bee has stung me for the second time in my life.
Powered by Dal Bhat, Saved by Snickers
There are 25 people squished into this minivan, and for the past two hours I’ve been rubbing knees with a 50 year old Nepali man in a tracksuit.
The Witch Doctors of Siquijor
For 20 years I’ve wanted to travel to the Philippines.
Getting Steamy in Japan
There’s something uniquely serene about being naked in a hot tub with 15 Japanese men.
Stories
The ones that needed more than a newsletter.
An Orangutan Ate My Lunch
Deep in the heart of Sumatra, there lives a hungry orangutan.
That Time I Went On A Tinder Date With A Nazi
During my exchange in Portugal, I kept a daily journal filled with the things I did that day, from what happened at school to the travel stories I accumulated. Reading back on that journal, there are some st...
I Spent 30 Minutes as a Suspected Terrorist
Apparently it’s not a good idea to take out your blacksmithing project on public transport. I learned that the tough way.
Guides
Where to eat, sleep and get lost.
Lisbon – Food and Activity Guide
Spending nearly 8 months in the fantastic, tiny country that is Portugal, I had the chance to do a ton of activities. Even better, is that I get to share them with you! Whether you’re there for a week or a m...
A Semester Abroad (and General) Guide to Lisbon
Living Portugal’s an awesome place to live, as everything’s really cheap, the subway is well connected, and the city in general is really safe. You’re going to be paying anywhere from 200-500 euros a month ...
24 Hours of Food – Amsterdam
Ahh Amsterdam. The place most people know as the land of the Red Light District and legalized pot. While those are interesting things about the city, they don’t even come close to my favourite part of visiting.
The Great(est) Ocean Road In Australia
This is no mere ‘good’ road. It’s not a ‘fine’ road. And it most definitely isn’t an ‘ok’ road. No. I’m talking about the Great Ocean Road – one of the most iconic trips in all of Australia.
So why "No Not Jeff"?
I was born with a lisp, and "Hi, I'm Zev" comes out as Jeff, Seth, Seb, or once, somehow, Kevin. These days I lean into it. It's the best icebreaker I've got.
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