Vagabonding Stories and Travel Writing
Always do what you are afraid to do. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
I never professed to be a good writer, and it was one of my least favorite things in school. Now I enjoy sharing my backpacking adventures with anyone that will overlook my bad grammar, misspellings, and general slaughter of the English language.
Some of these vagabonding stories have won awards, and some have festered quietly on my hard drive. Either way, I enjoyed writing them. Enjoy!
Travel Writings
Name: Close Encounters of the Alaskan Kind
Description: A brush with 2 grizzly bears in deep Alaska
Details: Jan 2008. 1100 words
Published: Published 14-Jan-2008 (www.bootsnall.com)
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Name: A Single Step
Description: A humorous journey from the cubicle to carefree life of a vagabond
Details: Jan 2007. 1100 words
Published: Published 23-Apr-2007 (www.bootsnall.com)
Published: Published 15-June-2007 (BraveNewTraveler Magazine)
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Name: Hey mister - wanna ride a camel?
Description: A humorous journey about getting out of trouble in Egypt
Details: Mar 2007. 2066 words
Published: Published 24-Apr-2007 (www.Bootsnall.com)
Published: Published 8-Jul-2007 (www.RoadJunky.com) (winner of the 2007 Gonzo Travel writing contest)
Published: Published 8-Feb-2008 (www.spongefish.com) (winner of the $200 travel writing contest)
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Name: Easy as Pai
Description: A humorous motorcycle journey through the north of Thailand
Details: May 2007. 1460 words
Published: Published 29-May-2007 (www.Bootsnall.com)
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Name: Three Weeks in Alaska
Description: Three adventure filled weeks spent in an unforgettable Alaska
Details: Jan 2007. 1750 words
Published: Published 18-Feb-2007. (www.bootsnall.com)
Published: Printed - Kentucky Living Magazine - APRIL 2007 Pg 42
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Name: I Choose the Cubicle
Description: 5 good reasons NOT to travel
Details: July 2007. 850 words
Published: Published 27-July-2007 (www.bravenewtraveler.com)
Read via: Brave New Traveler Ezine
Name: Run for your lives!
Description: A true story about my tsunami scare in Thailand
Details: Unpublished. Apr 2007. 1800 words
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Name: Exit Row Please
Description: A funny account of flying in general
Details: July 2007. 1450 words
Published: Unpublished.
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You can visit my backpacking site for some of my shorter vagabonding articles.
Also, be sure to check out my backpacking blog.
These writings and travel stories on this page are all created with much effort by yours truly, please don't steal them without asking first! I will gladly let people link to them, or re-publish them with permission (free!)
