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essays.

Long-form writing from the road. Packing lists, opinions, letters home. Posted whenever the wifi is good enough and the thought is finished enough.

What twenty-two years on the road actually taught me
Featured · Essay
March 2026 · Lalitpur, Nepal

What twenty-two years on the road actually taught me

Not the postcard answer. A working list of habits that made the difference, and the one piece of advice I quietly retired.

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Latest entries

7 entries, sorted by date

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January 2026 · Olhuveli

How to photograph water without making it look like a screensaver

Three things I do, two things I avoid, and the reason I keep going back to overcast mornings.

5 min read
Tea shops, and other places to think
Letter home
October 2025 · Yangon

Tea shops, and other places to think

On the under-rated joy of sitting still in a city full of motion. Dispatch number forty-something to my mother.

4 min read
A small carry-on for cold places
How to
August 2025 · Reykjavík

A small carry-on for cold places

Everything I packed for two weeks in Iceland, October. The shoes, the thermal layer I keep recommending, the hot drink kit.

6 min read
On nights when the salt becomes a mirror
Field note
May 2025 · Salar de Uyuni

On nights when the salt becomes a mirror

Twelve hours, four jackets, one cracked tripod plate. The story behind the photograph that broke the internet for me.

7 min read
In praise of the Caribbean cruise (yes, really)
Essay
February 2025 · Soufrière

In praise of the Caribbean cruise (yes, really)

An unfashionable opinion. Why slow port-hopping is one of the best ways to see the small islands, even for a serious traveller.

8 min read
Twelve minutes at base camp
Field note
December 2024 · Khumbu

Twelve minutes at base camp

What it actually feels like to step out of a helicopter at 5,300 metres. The thin air, the hands, the silence.

5 min read
On the bedside table

What I'm
reading.

The travel writers I keep coming back to. New finds at the top, old friends at the bottom.

  • 01The Old Patagonian ExpressPaul Theroux
  • 02Black Lamb and Grey FalconRebecca West
  • 03A Time of GiftsPatrick Leigh Fermor
  • 04In PatagoniaBruce Chatwin
  • 05Around the World in 80 TrainsMonisha Rajesh
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