Stories

They say it isn't an adventure til things go wrong. This was certainly an adventure, and it was one that stretched Andrew and James' friendship to its limits.
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When gifted a three-day layover in South America, visit Peru's most famous landmark - QUICKLY! Andrew and I met doing a show called OH WHAT A NIGHT! It’s a Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons tribute band that tours all…
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I realize the irony of what I'm about to say, especially as you read this from the glowing screen of your phone, tablet, or computer. Bear with me. The best experiences I've ever had, and the ones I've been able to share the most fully…
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It’s late afternoon on the longest river on Earth - the original source of human civilization. We're just outside of Jinja, Uganda, and the dark, billowing clouds of an impending thunderstorm are moving far too quickly for comfort.
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When one gets that high, does the air smell...different? Well, yeah. It does.
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I’m normally a creature of comfort, preferring a hotel and a museum/church/town square combo to a wilderness adventure in South Asia, but when Derrick dangled that Everest carrot in front of my nose, well, I bit.
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Travel teaches you that people are the same everywhere you go. The only thing you have to do to realize it is to talk to them. It's that freakin' simple.
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The internet nearly convinced me that my planned road trip to the rural Southwestern part of the Dominican Republic was a bad idea. I’m so glad I didn’t let all that negativity deter me. My trip to the Dominican Southwest turned out to be…
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Auto repair and refueling woes whilst journeying through Uganda Sometimes when I have trouble finding my way out of a deep, dark place, the very best I can do is attempt to put something “good” out there. When Andrew and I had had…
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I crawled out from underneath the broken car and wiped sweat from my forehead as the realization slowly washed over me as hot as the blazing sun overhead: We were stranded.
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