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NEW! (November, 2022)

Two Guys in a Car Getting Coffee; The Time I Met Jerry Seinfeld 

We met, we ate, we drank. Will I be his next guest on his newest show? Chances are not very good.

​This is my fifth attempt in "The Time I Met" series, and could it be my best? You be the judge.
4,500 words / 20 minute read

If Not for Good Luck... I'd Have no Luck at All; The Story of an Undying Man

(April, 2022)
​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.

3,500 words / 10-15 minute read
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The 5 FAVs!


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

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

       FOOD      

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      TRAVEL     

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         FUN        

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       CULTURE     

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      N.G.O.s     

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DESTINATIONS

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      HISTORY     

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      PEOPLE     

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

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Also...

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The Bike, the Machine, the Legend...

A tongue-in-cheek announcement for the motorcycle that is carrying me through this trip.
Tired of videos?
Try these photographs, collages, essays, fiction and fun!
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CONTACT ME for a hi-res copy of this collage suitable for print.

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Stephen King
​(Magazine-Style)
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Tom Hanks
(Magazine Style)
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"The Wedding Gusts."
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Many more photographs & videos
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Travel Page

ESSAYS

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"Travel writers are boring, travelling writers are exciting."

The Muther 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
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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.
"Travel writers are boring,
​travelling writers are exciting."​

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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"I traveled the world to see all the different people,
​and came to learn that we are all One."
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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
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