You’re three hours into a monotonous stretch of interstate, hypnotized by the white line. Your brain has entered highway hibernation—awake enough to steer, but asleep to everything else. Then a hand-painted sign appears: “World’s Largest Ball of Twine, 5 Miles.” Your passenger groans. You take the exit. Twenty minutes later, you’re staring at a 17,000-pound … Read more
You scroll through your phone’s camera roll—3,000 photos from last year’s journey across Southeast Asia—and realize you can’t remember which temple was in Chiang Mai versus Chiang Rai. The memories blur. But then you open an app, and a map lights up with precise pins: 47 days in Thailand, 12 cities, 89 places visited. Each … Read more
You watch the seasoned traveler glide through the terminal with a bag smaller than your laptop case, heading for a three-month journey. Meanwhile, you’re wrestling a checked suitcase that weighs 49.5 pounds for a week-long trip, packed with “just in case” items you’ll never touch. At baggage claim, they’ll be sipping coffee while you’re still … Read more
Six days into a two-week sprint across the Southwest, you realize you’ve photographed every landmark but remember none of them. Your phone’s camera roll shows proof of presence: Grand Canyon at sunrise, Monument Valley at noon, Sedona at sunset—each image timestamped like evidence in a trial. But the memories feel secondhand, curated by an itinerary … Read more