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An Indian Wedding – Need I Say More?

Celebrating Diwali In India With Food, Fireworks, And Family

A Day With My Hero – Mahatma Gandhi

My 500th Post On My 500th Day As A Happy & Homeless Nomad

Hey Mom, Surprise, I’m Home For Christmas!

Buddha’s Beautiful Birthplace

Visiting Kids With Cancer In The Hospital

Meditating With Pythons – This Time I Was Scared!

An Amazing Week At A Rural Thai Buddhist Temple

A Magical Week In The Laotian Countryside – Ending With A Village Ceremony And Tears

Are Cambodians The Happiest People On Earth?

30 Things I’ve Learned About Life As I Turn 30

The Best Of Latin America – Best Photographs

A Weekend With The Tsachilas – Indigenous, Spiritual, And Fellow Nomads

An amazing weekend with the Tsachila indigenous people of Santo Domingo, Ecuador

Together, Let’s Help Kids With Cancer!

Help me raise money for kids with cancer while I grow out a future wig to help a child with cancer live a more normal life.

Celebrating The New Year In Venezuela – Impromptu Trip To The Most Beautiful Beach I’ve Ever Seen

The pictures speak for themselves, and yet could never really show how beautiful this place was!

Building A Website & Installing A Solar Panel System – An Awesome Volunteering Experience In Honduras!

One of the best and most rewarding volunteering experiences yet!

My Nepali Tandoori Roti Brothers Putting A Smile On My Face

December 31, 2012

One of the things I was excited about in coming to South Asia was the magical clay oven known as a tandoor. They come in various shapes and sizes, both above ground and built into the ground, but the taste is unmistakable. My favorite item cooked in a tandoor is a bread called tandoori roti, [...]

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How The Happy Nomad Tour Rolls – The Nomadic Lifestyle

December 29, 2012

Many people have asked me how I could just leave my job and seemingly travel perpetually. How can I afford it? How do you find places to stay for free all the time? How do you find places to volunteer? All questions I’ve received by email, and now I’m sharing the secrets in a series [...]

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Photo Friday – The Apple Of My Eye – Raleigh, NC, USA

December 28, 2012

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Getting Slapped In The Face By South Asia

December 27, 2012

Raw. it’s the only word I can think of to describe this part of the world. This is humanity at its rawest. Within a minute you can see some of the most beautiful aspects of humanity as well as the worst, phenomenal wealth and phenomenal poverty, amazing smells and horrid smells, and everything in between. [...]

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Hey Mom, Surprise, I’m Home For Christmas!

December 26, 2012

For a long time I had planned to go to Allahabad, India for Christmas and New Year’s. On Tuesday, December 18th my friend told me he changed his flight and would be coming home later. He requested I try to visit him in mid-January instead. This was fine, but all of a sudden I had [...]

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This Year’s Christmas Gift

December 25, 2012

Last year I gave away my e-book as my Christmas gift. This year I offer something else. Here is a video I recently watched. Once it loads, skip to the 12:25 mark and watch. As is said in the video, “What’s the point? The point is what science does for us. We normally walk through [...]

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A Year Of Rainy Season Comes To An End

December 24, 2012

As I landed in Kathmandu, Nepal, one song was going through my head. Yes, the rainy season is over. I entered the rainy season in Chiapas, Mexico.. and never left it. Like a shadow, as I headed south in Latin America it followed me everywhere I went. Then I went to Southeast Asia and it [...]

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My 500th Post On My 500th Day As A Happy & Homeless Nomad

December 22, 2012

Yes, today marks the 500th post for this site and my 500th day as a happy and homeless nomad. Crazy! How to spend your 500th day on the road? I had planned to board a train and spend 24 hours heading toward Allahabad to spend Christmas and New Year with a good friend. But those [...]

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