Travel stories & trip planning

I write about the places I’ve been and the memories I keep close to me. I’m also building Help Me Travel, an app that helps you dream up your next trip, estimated total cost included.

View of a residential area with colorful rooftops, a river, and mountains in the background under a clear blue sky.

Latest from the journal

Hoi An

Celebrating a belated birthday in Vietnam

A birthday trip planned around a kitchen counter promise, and nearly half the group lost before we left the airport.

Nungwi

Purpose and connection in Tanzania

Some trips have long-lasting effects, especially when you finally listen to the voice you've silenced for years.

Stories from the places I’ve been, posted to Substack.

32 places so far

Every country on the map I’ve been to shaded in.

Many more still ahead of me.

Dream up your next trip

Help Me Travel is the app I'm building for planning what comes next. Pick a place and it shows what the trip costs. It isn't out yet. Join the waitlist and I'll tell you when it is.

A monastery built into the side of a tall rocky mountain with trees, overlooking a valley

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