If someone asked you to bet on the outcome of a nine-year old’s boxing match, would you do it? In Thailand’s rural villages, it happens all the time, where child boxers and gambling are among the oldest traditions of Muay Thai … Continue reading →

Every time we do a feature story, we take a leap of faith.  It starts with just a topic.  In Thailand, we decided to write a story about Muay Thai boxing.  That’s all we really knew; the underworld of boxing … Continue reading →

We found this Go Pro footage from our last day cycling in India, when we entered Kolkata. And this was a relatively easy day in Indian traffic:

We’ve spent the last three days enthralled with the marvelous country of Burma, and planning our route through the country until we depart on March 5. We’ll be spending a lot of time in more rural areas, far out of … Continue reading →

Day 1 The build-up to this trip had been long.  Six months had passed since Chris and I cemented our plans in Chicago.  The preparations had been cumbersome.  We spent countless hours designing the website, chasing sponsors, researching equipment, and … Continue reading →