The following post is written by Amanda Erin Miller, author of One Breath, Then Another: A Memoir. I met Amanda at an open mic in Brooklyn. We quickly bonded over both being writers, travelers, yoga teachers and massage therapists. She gave me a copy of the memoir she wrote about traveling to India to study … Continue reading
A couple of weeks ago I flew down to Austin, Texas to visit a friend and check out the city I had been hearing so many good things about. I was a week too late for its acclaimed music festival, South By Southwest, which was the only reason I’d ever heard of anyone going there … Continue reading
It’s been four months now since my return to New York from my extended travels abroad. I landed at JFK with a broken left wrist and less than zero dollars in the bank. Since then I’ve recovered from surgery, completed physical therapy, got a part-time job, started paying back my student loans, and managed to … Continue reading
The first week of the year panned out typically in New York. The subway cars refilled with refreshed commuters heading back to work, the flow of things resumed, and every elliptical on the island of Manhattan seemed busied by a determined new sports club member. In New York and beyond, people resolved to take steps … Continue reading
I was lying in Savasana (corpse pose) at the end of today’s yoga practice when the past year flashed before my eyes. 2012 was probably the most important year I have had yet. I fell in love with someone and then left them to travel to the other side of the world. I applied for … Continue reading
You’re probably all aware that according to the Mayans, the world is ending next week. I feel foolish if I choose to believe this. There is little physical evidence that the apocalypse is coming. Then again, I feels foolish not to believe it a little bit. If I ignore it and then the Mayans turn … Continue reading
When I fell off a motorbike and crushed my left wrist in Koh Phangan, Thailand, I quickly went into spiritual-existensial crisis mode. Why did this happen to me? Was I supposed to die? I could have died! Is the Universe trying to tell me something? Earlier that morning, my travel-mate Mandira, a Dutch girl I … Continue reading
My post-hurricane Sandy life in Brooklyn, NY reminded me how disasters always bring people together and strengthen communities. With streets flooded, trees fallen, kids home from school and our mighty public transportation system halted, we needed to support each other more than ever. The week after Sandy, Brooklynites carpooled just to sit in hours of … Continue reading
“It’s too expensive,” is my least favorite excuse why people don’t travel. I can only think of one good reason not to travel overseas, and that would be the environmental damage caused by air travel. I met a girl in Australia who told me she only travels by boat for this reason. Whether you sail … Continue reading
There may come a time in your twenties where the long-term traveling you’ve always dreamt of finally becomes possible. You have the money, the time, the freedom and the guts. This is very exciting, but in reality, deciding to travel may evoke a lot more emotion than just excitement. The other day a friend of … Continue reading
Fly Away World 