"I have found out there ain't no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them." - Tom Sawyer Abroad , by Mark Twain Naturally, we put up a front when we're dating someone. We hide our flaws and try to present our best selves. But what...

Jordan Valley, Israel/Palestine It’s not everyday that you stand on the side of a highway, a car pulls over, you get in, and moments later the driver says you’re an answer to prayer. Up until this car stopped, the day had been full of disappointments. I had left Jerusalem that morning and gone to Jericho...

Leon, Nicaragua I have several regrets in life, and here is one: I didn't ask if she was okay. It was late on a cold January night and I was standing alone at the Trocadero, looking at the Eiffel Tower. At some point, through the faint and assorted sounds of the city, I heard sobbing....

Bangkok, Thailand Selecting reading material for the road can be a daunting task, even in a relatively small bookstore such as the one in Bangkok pictured above. Interestingly, one of my favorite reads came not from a bookstore directly but from my mom through the mail. I was traveling across Asia at the time, and...