travel log
Where I’ve been, in alphabetical order. UNDER CONSTRUCTION
China
I also made a zine ( printable version only).
Beijing
Visit: 2016

From my exploration of a retricted, unrestored section of the Great Wall.
Shanghai
Visit: 2016

Shanghai’s Pearl Tower at night.
Xi’an
Visit: 2016
Europe
A video postcard from my first trip to Europe:
I also made a zine ( printable version only).
Amsterdam
Visit: 2016
Berlin
Visit: 2016
Copenhagen

A beautiful park in Copenhagen with lines showing the proper bike pathing.

CAPTION.
2019
Faroe Islands
Includes: Sandavágur, Tórshavn Visit: 2019

The steep cliffs along the Faroe coast.

A remote area of Faroe.
Florence
Visit: 2016

The view of the Florence Cathedral through a window.
Milan
Visit: 2016

The cathedral from inside the nearby art museum, from my trip in 2016.
Munich
Visit: 2016
Paris
Visit: 2016
In France. Not to be confused with Paris, KY.

The inverted pyramid thingie at the Louvre.
Prague
Visit: 2016
Rome
Visit: 2016
Siena
Visit: 2016

A street in Siena.
Venice
Visit: 2016

A street in Venice.
Vienna
Visit: 2016
New Zealand
Visit: 2015
In addition to the videos below, I also made a zine ( printable version only).
Bonus: layover in Sydney
I know, Australia and New Zealand are different. I would liken it to the relationship between Canadians and Americans. One is smaller, cooler, and chiller, and less economically powerful, than the other. Funnily enough, when I was in NZ, I walked up to a Canadian and asked her where in the US she was from XD and then we spent the rest of the day together
From my layover in Sydney:
North Island

A sunny view while tramping north of Wellington.

A dormant volcano through a bus window, with the sun setting behind it.

Rotorua.
Wellington
Memories:
- The All Seeing Hand live at a bowling club
South Island

The sunrise at Tasman.

Lake Wanaka.

The snowy Kepler Track.
United States
States visited: 30/51 (actually visited, including DC - driving through and airports do not count)
National parks visited: 10/63
The Adirondacks
Includes: Minerva, Lake Placed Visits: 2020, 2021
Minerva is a super cute little town, and a great place to stay when visiting during the fall.
Fun activities:
- climbing Mount Marcy and exploring the High Peaks Wilderness
- hanging out at the lakes, kayaking, swimming, etc.
- xc skiing and snow-shoeing
- walking out oon Mirror Lake
Asheville
Visit: 2021 Includes: Brevard
I was in Brevard for a wedding, but had a chance to check out the town.
Fun activities:
- Moog Museum
- kayaking the French Broad - more like a lazy river than anything
- watching the sun rise over the mountains
Austin
Visit: 9 days, November 2021
Quick notes: Like Lexington, but if they turned everything way up to 11 and didn’t make any changes to the underlying infrastructure. I stayed in South Austin, which was nice, but due to my lack of a car, it might have been better to stay closer to the city center and north of the river.
Cool spots:
- Looking down Congress Ave to see the pink limestone state capitol building, even though they pass tons of awful laws there
- Electric Church (rad psych rock indoor/outdoor venue I heard about from my Lyft driver) + De Nada Cantina (a nearby spot with excellent chips ‘n queso)
Bisbee
Visit: 2016
A cute little artist town, down by the border. It has a nice little main street, where I purchased some Buddha-shaped candles. I was there to participate in a binational art project called the Naco-Bisbee Mural Project.
Chicago
I’ve been to Chicago a few times, including twice in 2021, thrice in 2016, and once in 2014.
This time I went to Pitchfork and saw two bands I was looking forward to. Animal Collective kind-of stunk, but Yaeji ttotally blew me away.
Cincinnati
Visits: 2016, 2018, 2021
King’s Island
Denver

Rudy, my favorite Airbnb doggo buddy.
Cool spots
- Evergreen
- Diner
East Bay
Includes: Berkeley, Casto Valley, Oakland Visit: 2021
Florida Keys
Grand Rapids
Cool spots:
- Redux Books (and Argos nextdoor)
- Bitter End (coffee shop w/ great vibe)
- Fulton Street Bar and Grill (try their vegan breakfast sandy at Sunday brunch)
Hudson Valley
Includes: Beacon, Cold Springs, Poughkeepsie Visits: numerous from 2018-2021
Indianapolis
Includes: Carmel, Fishers
Lexington
Residence: 2012-2017 Visits: 2018, 2021
Louisville
Residence: 2017-2018 Visits: 2014, 2015, 2019
Mackinac Island
Pronounced “mackinaw.”
Quick notes: I went with my friend on a cold, rainy day in the off-season. We were pretty much soaked through, but we had the island pretty much to ourselves.
After trying to avoid the horse sh*t and brownish, melting ice-slush, we went up to see Arch Rock, Fort Holmes, and Skull Cave. Then we tried to dry off a bit at the Mustang Lounge before taking the noon-thirty ferry back to the mainland, where we then drove home through a blizzard. Good times.

The strangely modern, revolutionary-era Fort Holmes.
Miami
Minneapolis
Visits: 2016, 2021
The endless hallways of the Minneapolis skyway system - feels like an open world video game. There should be an action movie filmed there - if there isn’t one already.
Monterey
Visit: 2021
Incredible weather, beautiful beaches. No wonder all the rich people live there. Felt less like Big Little Lies than I expected.
New York City
Residence: 2018-2021, 2022- Visits: 2017, 2021
see New York City
Portland, OR
Salem, MA
San Francisco
Visit: 2021
The Mission was cool.

The view frm across the bay, my first night sleeping in a van nearby.
Cool spots:
- that one bar (will add later)
Seattle
Visits: 2015, 2021

Me dabbing when forced to take a photo by the Seattle tourism folks at the Sky Needle.
The (Great) Smoky Mountains

View from atop the Chimneytops.
Includes: Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, Great Smokey Mountains National Park
Sonoma
Visit: 2021
Cool spots:
- Point Reyes National Seashore
Fun experiences:
- Wine
- Got to see Thundercat and Herbie Hancock live in Napa Valley. It was an outdoor councert and they turned hi down at 10pm sharp!!
St. Louis
Visits: 2013, 2014
Cool spots:
- City Museum
- botanical gardens
Traverse City
Cool spots:
- Sleeping Bear Dunes
- free samples at Cherry Republic
- xc skiing at Hickory Hills
Silly memories:
- eating premade frosty the snowman sugar cookies while watching the GBBO holiday special
Vermont

CAPTION.
Includes: Burlington, Montpelier, Waterbury Visit: 2019

The ‘chin’ of Mount Mansfield.
Yosemite
Visit: 2021
I wish I could have spent more time here! But I greatly enjoyed exploring the valley and hiking up to the top of Half Dome.

Me on top of half dome, with an enormous vista behind me.