Just as sailors abide by the laws of the sea, desert inhabitants live by a code that keeps them safe in this often extreme environment. Lesson number one: Your water is everyone’s water.

Does it ever get lonely out on the road? Yes. But if you can learn to embrace loneliness, it can be a great teacher.

May Day may be a non-existent holiday in my native US, but the tradition is very much alive in Europe.

I’m sitting in Bangkok’s airport, about to board a plane to my wildest destination yet: My sister’s wedding back home in Santa Cruz. What will I find in America after two years of constant travel?

Let’s celebrate April Fools’ Day with a list of every scam I’ve encountered in three weeks in Bangkok, shall we?

The last six years of travel have been a story of reduction. When I first set out, I was proud of myself for only bringing one backpack full of clever gear. Today, I see the world with only five essential items.

The saung is Myanmar’s most iconic musical instrument, a boat-shaped harp that sounds like nothing else.

You can’t have a typical relationship while you travel the world, but that doesn’t mean romance is always out of reach.

One of the biggest adjustments for me when I first started traveling was losing my innate suspicion of other people. I’d glad I did, because so much of my journey has been about the people I’ve met along the way.

A common mistake travelers make is packing things that can be easily (and cheaply) purchased once they arrive at their destination.

I went to Bhutan to see if it’s reputation for being the happiest country on earth was accurate. Spoiler alert: It’s that and so much more.