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Category AfricaPosted on September 18, 2012

Travel Fears: Africa – Revelations as A White Traveler

This is a hard and somewhat scary post to write. In part because the ideas and realizations I want to share are difficult to communicate and convey and in part because if I fail to convey them properly I'll come across as a complete asshole.  Still, I think it's worth it because I think the realiz…
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Category BackpackingPosted on September 10, 2012April 23, 2013

Avoid Wrecking Your Study Abroad Experience

The bartender leaned across the dark stained wood that marked a bar that had heard and seen the drunken adventures of revelry makers for decades.  In a thick Irish accent he rambled off, "What'll ya' take darlin?" with…
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Category BackpackingPosted on September 4, 2012September 4, 2012

My Mistake – How I Overlooked Camden

Is Camden Dangerous? Let's start with the basics...this post should likely be titled - "Camden - You're not going to get shot, stabbed, murdered, or bludgeoned to death" but that seemed slightly too long and obtuse.…
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Category AfricaPosted on August 24, 2012

A Photographer’s Late Night Musings

As I start this post it's 2AM on a Friday night.  I've opted to stay in, distracted - or dare I confess lost in editing photos from my recent trip through Zambia.  I've got a half empty glass of 15 year old Scotch and …
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Category BackpackingPosted on August 6, 2012June 29, 2012

Tight Places – Fear

Fear gripped me. My teeth ground against each other. This wasn't an old friend, it was something new. My feet kicked at thin air desperately. I moved half an inch. Sweat beaded on my forehead, collecting dust and then …
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Category BackpackingPosted on July 30, 2012July 2, 2012

36 Hours in Bologna Isn’t Nearly Enough

"Hi Mom and Dad, I ended up taking a quick detour before returning to Copenhagen.  I hope all is wel-wait, what?" "You studied in Bologna?  I thought you did your semesters abroad in Sienna?" "Really?  Both!?  Wow!" Just like that I learned something new.  You would think that something as bi…
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Category BackpackingPosted on July 23, 2012July 2, 2012

Tales of Narnia, or Should I Say Narni?

Roused from our beds by the golden rays of the Umbrian sun we began what would round out our two and a half-day adventure through Umbria. Slowly rubbing the last traces of sleep from my eyes I found myself once again s…
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Category BackpackingPosted on July 9, 2012April 26, 2013

The Fortress City – Orvieto, Umbria, Italy

My shoulders drifted forward slightly then slammed back into the padded bus seat as our forward momentum temporarily slowed and the driver slipped the bus into gear.  We were crawling up a steep, winding road towards t…
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Category BackpackingPosted on July 2, 2012July 1, 2012

An Amazing Meal and Delightful Stroll in Baschi

During my time in Umbria I had the opportunity to enjoy a number of absolutely fantastic meals.  The local tourism board wined me and dined me until I was bursting and could barely move.   Needless to say it was a grea…
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Category AfricaPosted on June 27, 2012

Trip Update: Off to Africa and Back Through Europe

Ack! Where's this week's Ask Alex?  In light of my impending departure early next week I've opted to swap out this week's Q&A with a quick update about what I'll be doing for the next month and a half.  Needless to…
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In 2007 I set out on a three-month solo trip through Europe, in 2011 I re-located to Copenhagen. I’ve been authoring VirtualWayfarer ever since with a focus on sharing stories, musings, and advice through a visually and narrative rich format. I’m also the author of Practical Curiosity: The Guide to Life, Love & Travel and the inventor of the MistDefender lens cloth.

I document my travels on a Sony A7RV and iPhone 16Pro.

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