Travel Philosophy - CHASING THE REAL WORLD

The Dirtbag Peakbagger Wish List

June 11, 2021June 6, 2021 by Mike Henry

9 seriously high peaks you can climb almost for free, and with no climbing skill at all

Friends don’t let Friends be Voluntourists

June 16, 2021January 1, 2021 by Mike Henry

Don’t spend time and money, and feed into a bad system, ultimately to learn a depressing lesson about the way the world works. Learn that lesson by reading this.

Tajganj Reflections: On connection to the human experience

June 11, 2021December 13, 2020 by Mike Henry

By coming back to the same place again after years, we can look at both the place and ourselves in a new way

Finding My Way in Gondar

June 11, 2021March 23, 2019 by Mike Henry

Guest Post: Mallika Sobti tells the story of having her wallet stolen in Gondar, Ethiopia, and surviving and thriving nonetheless.

Returnee Diaries: Thoughts on Coming Home

June 29, 2021December 15, 2018 by Mike Henry

On the roles we play at home and abroad, and the unsettling transition from Zambian summer to Michigan winter

The Changing Tires Summit

June 29, 2021December 2, 2018 by Mike Henry

A chance to sit with close friends, and reflect on our lives of movement

A Meditation on MacGyver (and his cousin Jugaad)

June 30, 2021February 25, 2018 by Mike Henry

Not only a character or a word, but a concept, a guardian angle, a critical way of life to learn in the Real World