What We're Missing
During this last trip I was reminded of one of the many reasons I love to travel. Solo travel in many ways leaves you more approachable as well as makes you more likely to…
Eric Vance Walton
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Stories from My Trip to Frankivsk (Part 1)
There are only overnight trains running between Kyiv and Ivano-Frankivsk, my hometown. The journey takes at least 9 hours. Sometimes up to 12 hrs. Recently, however, an extra day…
Old Friends, New Memories
If you read my last post you know I’ve been in Washington D.C. visiting…
Ghosts of the Past
I’m preparing for a trip to Washington DC and it’s stirring memories of the past. Sometimes I think the pre-trip planning is as much fun as the actual trip. It’s been well over…
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Escape to the West
The day has finally come. A long-awaited trip to the west of Ukraine, to relative safety. I went to visit my family and, at long last, get a good night's sleep. Kyiv has been…
Basilicas, Glitches, and Dive Bars
The older I get the more I seem to be fascinated by basilicas and cathedrals. I think it's just a profound sense of respect and awe of the people, sometimes many hundreds of…
The Bag, The Boots, The Whole Damn Philosophy
Look, I've spent enough of my life hauling gear through customs lines and stumbling, jet-lagged, down narrow foreign streets to know a few things. One of them is this: most of…
Precrastination
During a recent roadtrip it dawned on me that my passport was set to expire next year. Considering the reports of long backlogs for…
Another Road Trip and Saying Yes to Opportunities
How can it have been eleven days since my last post? We have a lot to catch up on since I last wrote. First of all, over the last…
A Beautiful Daydream
Sedona, Arizona is truly like another universe—peaceful, mystical, a place of depth and reflection. The vibe in this city always feels…