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WAIW | Our Last Goodbye(s)

Image contains a photo of a bearded man with a large black and grey dog. The dog is sitting on its hind legs, and the man is resting his head on the dog's back just below his neck.

When it comes to housesitting and travel, there are lots of goodbyes. Unfortunately, some are more permanent than others. Read More »

  • Oct. 30, 2019
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Five Years of Slow Full-Time Travel (and T.O.F.U.)

Image contains a photo of a man wearing a green backpack and a black hoodie. The man is in the bottom right of the photo, and he is facing away from the camera. In the distance, the horizon is dotted with small stone buildings and there are cars in the foreground.

Five years ago, I quit my job to focus on the magazine and travel full-time. Today, I took some time to reflect on just what's happened over those years. Read More »

  • Sep. 13, 2019
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TBT | Talking With Our Hen House Again

Image contains a black and white photo of a male with long hair and a beard. The man is staring into the camera with a slight smile. The left side of his face is partially in shadow. Behind him, large bricks are visible. Below the picture and to the left, there is black text that says "Our Hen House Change the World for Animals www.ourhenhouse.org" next to a small cartoon house. To the right of this text, there is text that says "Podcast Episode 497".

Recently, I had a chance to be on the Our Hen House podcast for the second time. Find out what Jasmin Singer and I talked about in today's throwback. Read More »

  • Aug. 01, 2019
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WAIW | Dog Discrimination

Image contains a photo of a medium-sized black dog. The dog is laying down on light coloured tile with his head rested on his front paws, He is looking to the left.

Discrimination of any kind is a terrible thing, but today I wanted to talk specifically about the kind that's aimed at dogs. Read More »

  • Jul. 10, 2019
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WAIW | Harvesting Jackfruit II

Image contains a photo of a large jackfruit that has been cut in half. Both halves are faced down on concrete with the green, bumpy side facing up.

I'm back in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and this time around I decided to try and harvest jackfruit again. Read More »

  • Jul. 03, 2019
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WAIW | This Ain’t Vegandale!

Image is a photo of a Saigon street with numerous scooters coming towards the camera. Shops are visible on both sides of the street, and a small neon sign in the top left-hand corner says "Quán Chay Giác Tha".

One vegetarian (chay) restaurant on a street is a reason to get excited in many cities. In Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam? Not so much. Around these parts, it takes more than one chay spot to make a street stand out. Read More »

  • May. 08, 2019
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