On the Highway in 2024

Good day there! It’s been some time since I’ve written an actual weblog. Certain, there have been a lot of how-to posts, itineraries, where-to-stay recommendations, and old-post updates to maintain serving to you journey on a price range. But it surely’s been over a 12 months since I wrote something private — and it’s been even longer since I shared a narrative from the street.

At first of 2022, I wrote that I felt I didn’t actually have a lot to say anymore. Certain, there are at all times new locations to write down about, however by way of ideas and recommendation, after over 14 years writing about journey, I used to be tapped out. There are solely so many posts you’ll be able to write about “the right way to discover a low cost flight” or on the right way to make pals or the right way to overcome your fears.

Which is why, prior to now 2.5 years, I’ve solely posted three articles that weren’t “the very best hostels in London” or one thing like that.

However I at all times left the door open to coming again if the need hit me.

And the need has lastly hit me.

Lots has occurred within the final 12 months. Enterprise-wise, I closed our group and tour firm, scaled again my different tasks, and spent quite a lot of time engaged on some new books. On the finish of Might, I completed the following replace to my e-book, The best way to Journey the World on $50 per Day. The brand new, inflation-adjusted, post-COVID version comes out in March 2025.

This final 12 months has seen quite a lot of private modifications too. I moved again to New York Metropolis and completely like it right here. I’m a metropolis man, and I actually take pleasure in being in a spot the place I don’t want a automotive. Plus, there’s tons of issues to see and do, extra folks round, and no form of meals I can’t get. I’ve an ideal group of pals right here, I’ve discovered a bunch of hobbies I take pleasure in, and I’ve struck work/life steadiness. That is actually dwelling.

But it surely hasn’t all been rainbows and unicorns.

Final summer time, I bought tuberculosis, which, whereas caught early and curable with antibiotics, nonetheless compelled me to be quarantined and on meds for a very long time. Then I’ve had some muscle points associated to simply getting previous and a few intestine points I’m engaged on now.

However, with the e-book and most of my heath stuff behind me, I really feel like I’m getting into a brand new chapter in my life.

I’m in Europe now for the remainder of the summer time. Although I’ve been to the continent numerous occasions, my objective right here is to go to areas I’ve by no means been to earlier than. I’m presently in Barcelona earlier than heading to Provence after which Germany. After that, who is aware of! I don’t get my e-book edits again till the top of the month, so I’m simply having fun with the street!

All of which is my long-winded means of claiming I’ve determined to get again into running a blog and can be posting once more. I’ve some tales to share and new ideas on the character of journey, the creator financial system, and AI.

I nonetheless really feel like my schedule is in every single place, and I positively need to work on that after I get again dwelling to NYC. I at all times chunk off greater than I can chew — however these are fall issues! Proper now, the street beckons, and I’m answering its name.

Anticipate this weblog to come back again to life shortly!