Dave Go Round

I started the day with the arrival of a new friend and the passing of an old one. Standing on my balcony, overlooking the Black Sea on the other side of the world from where I was last year, I realized this place truly holds nothing more for me. These places and things I have [...]

After an all nighter on the streets of Berlin, 100 year old Polish train cars are not something anyone should be made to face. The train journey to Krakow was long and arduous. Let’s be honest, Poland can be something of a downer. The country is largely a memorial to WWII and it can hang [...]

I’m not very good at telling the future. Often the places I thought I should avoid, or that I planned on glazing over, become some of my favorite eperiences. Guatemala was an example of this. Berlin is another; this city gave me a lot to think about. I had never given much thought to my [...]

In Prague, at the moment. Just wanted to update my contact info. Will be in Czech Republic for another week or so. I have a czech number: 0042077605790 . That is all for now. More updates coming!

So I was pretty sure I was going to exclude Scandanavia from the trip, since it is, after Switzerland, the most expensive place to live in the entire world at the moment, surpassing even the UK. However, enticed by the idea of meeting relatives and visiting my1/2 homeland, I took the opportunity to get over [...]

London is a great place to be. Even on the hottest day of the year. It does become less fun when you are lugging around over 30 kilograms ( almost 70 pounds) of gear and gifts on the hottest day of the year when you have been walking and hanging around outside all day and [...]

North Carolina. Independence. U-haul. Tears. Bus. New York. Jasper. Running through Brooklyn. Eating Red Bamboo. High Line. Dumpling house. Pictures of pictures. New Jersey. Train. Bus. Airport. The ground is flying by so fast my head and heart are spinning. it’s blurring and this cabin is so sterile. I want to taste the USA one [...]