If You Can't Pay, You Don't Fly
A helicopter evacuation from Everest base camp can cost $10,000 before breakfast. Most trekkers have travel insurance that won't cover it. Here's what the policy actually needs to say.
Everything I Own: 10KG of Carry-On
Everything Lisa and I own fits in two carry-on bags. Not a minimalism manifesto — just a practical breakdown of what's in them and why nothing else has made the cut in eleven years.
Your Credit Card Doesn't Cover What You Think It Covers
Your credit card's rental car coverage probably has a liability gap that could cost you everything — and the rental company won't bring it up at the counter. Here's what you're actually covered for.
Your YouTube Channel Could Get You Detained
A British tourist in Dubai filmed an Iranian missile strike, then deleted the video. He was charged anyway — police found it in a deleted files folder. What you post, film, and store can become a legal problem in ways that don't follow the rules you think you're playing by.
11 Truths For Older Nomads
Being an older nomad is genuinely different from being a young one — not worse, just different. Eleven truths nobody said out loud before I found them out myself.
2025 - Ten Years. Still Making It Up. Still Not Going Back.
Ten years of full-time travel. 120+ countries. No plan, no endpoint, no regrets. The annual account of what we did, what changed, and why we're still going.
2024 - The Last Cheap Year. We Didn't Waste It.
The year we moved faster than usual — because cheap, accessible travel as we know it may not last. Year nine, in full.