Well, after humming and hawing for months, I’ve finally taken the leap and planned the departure date for my Pacific coast adventure. It’s amazing how challenging it is to make a commitment - but I feel almost relieved to have set my plans firmly. Now I really feel like I’m flying off a cliff without […]

My hat’s off to another heroine of the 20th century: Peace Pilgrim.
Born in New Jersey, this pacifist started walking across the United States in 1953 and continued for 28 years (walking over 25,000 miles before she stopped counting). Travelling without money or possessions beyond what she carried in her pockets, Peace Pilgrim called for “international […]

If I could grow up to be as cool as Grandma Gatewood, I would consider my life well-lived. Long before the days of “low-impact tourism” and “sustainable travel”, this woman was knocking back one of the toughest trails in North America without a scrap of fancy gear or high-tech equipment.
Emma Gatewood (known as “Grandma”) […]

24 chickens, a two-legged dog, a wood-burning stove…it’s not an elaborate joke, it’s just another adventure in the life of Rita Golden Gelman, writer and self-described “modern-day nomad”. The author of Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World , Rita kindly honoured me with a fabulous phone conversation about her adventurous […]