4 years ago
What hiking taught me about dealing with social isolation
Aside from confronting a previously untapped level of back pain, the most challenging aspect of my first multi-day solo hike involved battling the hidden depths of social isolation. Initially, walking …
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5 years ago
The reality of solo hiking a long-distance trail
The date was October 10, and I had just completed my 58th day of hiking South Australia’s long-distance Heysen Trail. With my tent frantically flapping around me from Cobbler Hill’s …
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5 years ago
11 revelations from another year of nomadic travel
April 6, 2019, marked my second year as a wandering nomad. I celebrated this anniversary by plonking myself down in my current two-cat house sit and contemplating all of my life …
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5 years ago
Reflecting on my most fulfilling year
I sit here in a cushioned alcove overlooking the lakeside village of Åre, Sweden after surviving (and I honestly mean surviving) my first three days of snowboarding. I’ve somersaulted on …
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6 years ago
11 revelations from a nomadic year travelling Australia
The date was April 6, 2017, the day was a Thursday, the destination was Melbourne, and the distance was miserly. From unassuming beginnings, paying the nominal TigerAir fee to get …
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