by Greg Stone | Aug 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
I’ve heard it said that omens and good tidings come in threes. And that pattern seems to hold as far as I can see, unconcerned as I am about confirmation bias. Three wise men ushered in the new era and three miracles pave the road to sainthood; three checkers in a...
by Greg Stone | Jul 28, 2024 | Uncategorized
It’s easy to think that hard knocks march in columns while a good turn is a lone rider. That’s why we have many sayings like ‘It never rains but it pours’ but there are few that I can think of about the opposite. Maybe it’s like how the bread always falls off your...
by Greg Stone | Jul 21, 2024 | Uncategorized
I had my first ‘Wild’ travel experience while trekking across the Darien. Setting off from the launch point at Bajo Chiquito, the broken trail braids itself throughout the corkscrew course of the Turquoise River. Even in the dry season, the Río Turquesa is no measly...
by Greg Stone | Jul 14, 2024 | Uncategorized
RUFFLY is the only commercial brand that I’ll ever give my heart to completely. But, I’ll still gaze an affectionate eye where merited, and AirBnB has been a godsend for us on this journey. What better way to travel the world than to spend your workdays in an ordinary...
by Greg Stone | Jul 7, 2024 | Uncategorized
We don’t hold onto many things of sentimental value. Only a handful of childhood mementos rest in a pair of dust-covered, cardboard file boxes taped shut in a closet beside the leg irons we wore tongue-in-cheek during our wedding ceremony. Maybe this minimalism...
by Greg Stone | Jun 30, 2024 | Uncategorized
Leaving Nicaragua was a lot harder than getting in, which is rarely the way with border crossings. After realizing that my vehicle registration document had gone missing, we were magically able to pass a color copy of the title in place of the real thing. This...