I know. We’re all scrolling.
It’s the age of short-form everything. Reels. TikToks. Soundbites. Blink and you’ve missed five countries and a dozen voiceovers. And don’t get me wrong, I love the creativity in those little windows. But something gets lost when everything is condensed to 30 seconds and a trending song.
That’s why I still write long-form.
Because for me, travel isn’t just a snapshot. It’s a story. It’s the smell of street food mingling with diesel. It’s the half-misunderstood conversation that turned into a friendship. It’s the 3 pm rain and the 3 am stillness. You can’t always capture that in a reel. Not really. But in writing? You can linger. You can build trust. You can invite someone in.
That’s the kind of connection I care about.
I run a website, a Substack, and a Medium account. And while I love sharing short pieces too, the heart of what I do is still in the storytelling. Not polished. Not rushed. Not engineered to “convert.” Just true.
When I tell a story, whether about a tiny town in Italy, my former students in China, or a moment that shifted something inside me, I’m not just describing a place. I’m inviting someone to feel it. To see themselves in it. That’s what makes long-form content so powerful. It’s not just attention. It’s immersion.
One of my favorite travel writers, Dervla Murphy, once said, “Traveling, it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” I come back to that quote often. Because while a perfect picture might stop someone mid-scroll, it’s the story behind it that stays with them. That’s what I want to create—something that stays.
In a world full of flashes and filters, I’m here for depth. I’m here for slow scrolls, for stories that unfold, for the reader who pauses.
And if my words can help someone feel braver, more curious, more connected, then I’ll keep writing.
Because some journeys deserve more than a scroll.
They deserve a story.
