The Whi$perer;
​That Time I Met Richard Branson
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After we escape a bank robbery in the Dominican Republic, I try to pry a few business secrets from this wildly successful businessman, but he holds them so close in front of me, I can’t even see them.

I wrote this in the spring of 2018, but I recently re-edited it, and placed it into an eBook format, with dozens of photographs of the beautiful Dominican Republic.

4,000 words / 16 minute read

Untouchable;
​That Time I Met Angelina Jolie
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Not only do I meet this miracle of the silver screen
in her adopted homeland, but I break her heart – or I don’t, you be the judge.

I wrote this in early 2019, but I recently re-edited it, and placed it into an eBook format, with dozens of photographs of beautiful Cambodia.

4,000 words / 16 minute read

If Not for Good Luck... I'd Have no Luck at All;
The Story of an Undying Man
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​For (only) 24 hours this March, I left the world in which I had always lived, and shared emotions with courageous people cruelly chosen to host cancers. Yes, I was there only briefly, but the period was a priceless opportunity for me to study life, my life, and life after death.

Humans all behave in different ways and react to impending doom differently. This is how I reacted. I’m not saying it’s the best way, or even a good way, but it worked for me.

April, 2022 / 3,500 words / 10-15 minute read

The 5 FAVs!


My five favorite videos,
​(so far...) 

First time here?
Why not start here?
Photojournalist and storyteller Mark Gilchrist is on a motorcycle somewhere in Asia...
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​The... 
​On This Planet Earth video archives

       FOOD      

      TRAVEL     

         FUN        

       CULTURE     

      N.G.O.s     

DESTINATIONS

      HISTORY     

      PEOPLE     

  4 X 4s  
"Four Worldly Topics in Only Four Earthly Minutes."

Also...
Tired of videos?
Try these photographs, collages, essays, fiction and fun!
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"The Wedding Gusts."
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Locked in Love
The Flipbook Version
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Many more photographs & videos
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Travel Page

ESSAYS

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The Mother of All Guides

Here are a few of my favorite travelers who put out work that I often enjoy more than my own stuff!
RIGHT HERE
During my 10-week boat trip from Miami, up the Intracoastal Waterway and the Hudson River to Canada, I really wanted to share the exciting adventure with my readers, but I am loathe to write a "travel blog." So, I told stories. Ripping-off John Steinbeck's "Travels with Charlie," (the title, anyway,) I set off on a fictional adventure that may even be more interesting than real life! See for yourself, in seven tales as I discover a cute, but cunning stowaway, our boat breaks anchor in a storm, we rescue another boater, take over a drawbridge, and other tales.
​Click HERE.

The Bike, the Machine, the Legend...

A tongue-in-cheek announcement for the motorcycle that carried me through SE Asia from 2018-22.

Reel in the Years

Remember that time before the Third Millennium?​

​Mark Gilchrist documented life in rural America in the late-1990s during a 19-month motorcycle tour of all 50 United States, writing articles about everyday people and creating one of the first travel blogs in Internet history. Two decades later, you can still read all 126 articles and the blog.
www.MarksTrail.com
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The Mother Lode

Photographs of beautiful people & beautiful places around the world

~ Bulgaria ~ Dominican Republic ~ Greece ~ Haiti ~
​~ India ~ Italy ~ Malaysia ~ Romania ~ Singapore ~
​~ Sri Lanka ~ Turkey ~ Ukraine ~United States ~ 
CLICK HERE for the Travel Page