The Nomad's Nomad: Intrepid Stories From The Road

The world is wide and open. Many people nowadays carry their career in their computer and live out on the road.

After I ditched my return ticket in Chile and took out a student loan to finance hitchhiking from South America to Alaska, people said, "You're crazy!" I replied, "So was Columbus!" They insisted, "This is so financially unsound!" I cried, "So were The Pyramids!"

The traveling world is one of many beautiful, amusing, and terrifying moments. Sometimes, it's raccoon attacks. Other times, it's bandits on a train who want your iPod. Often, it is giving a smile that says, "Sorry, I'm a gringo, and everything confuses me."

Here are forty tales from the winding path of my nomadic travels.