My travels have blessed me with countless—countless—chance encounters. From a fry cook walking across America before he goes blind, to a homeless Vietnam veteran, and the people who shared their journeys with cancer with me, I have been blessed, and my character molded by each one of them.
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Voluntourism for Baby Boomers and Gen Xers
Today's podcast guests offer voluntourism by motorcycle to benefit orphans in developing countries. But their voluntourists are Baby Boomers and Gen Xers, not Millennials.
Read More »Busted in New Brunswick
Besides my family, I don't often travel with others. When I do it's usually with Jill, whom I frequently mention in my podcasts and blog posts. She lives in Ohio and I live in North Carolina, so we ride our motorcycles to a meeting spot, then tour a region together before going our separate ways.
Lunch with a Homeless Vietnam Veteran
Sometimes the people I meet in my travels give me an unexpected glimpse of a life that I could also be living. For better and for worse.
World Traveler-Author Allan Karl with Neale Bayly. Part Four of Four
By now, after three parts of our interview, you have fallen in love with world traveler Allan Karl, author of "Forks: A Quest for Culture, Cuisine and Connection" and Neale Bayly, motorcycle philanthropist.
World Traveler-Author Allan Karl with Neale Bayly. Part Three of Four
The first two Parts of this series are focused on round-the-world traveler and author Allan Karl's adventures.
World Traveler-Author Allan Karl with Neale Bayly. Part Two of Four
In the first Part of this four-part series, you met Allan Karl and Neale Bayly.
World Traveler-Author Allan Karl with Neale Bayly. Part One of Four
In this four-part podcast series, I'll introduce you to a couple of my friends who've traveled the world on motorcycles.
Meet 83-year-old Sally Stanke, a Woman (still) on Wheels
If you think you're too young or too old to do what calls to you in life, you're going to love Sally Stanke, who celebrated her 83rd birthday last month.
Troubadours in Thermopolis, Wyoming
Thermopolis, Wyoming reminds me that we all need a steam valve. Basically, that's what Thermopolis is—North America's steam valve. Its the world's largest mineral spring, to boot.