Slow Crossings

The Silo: You See a Dystopian Nightmare. I See Airbnb Potential.

I watch The Silo — dystopian, everyone trapped underground for generations, nuclear fallout, and my first thought is never “what a bleak vision of…

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This Is Your Brain on Travel

There’s an old anti-drug commercial that’s stuck around forty years past its expiration date for one reason: it never explained anything.

Sep 5 • Sean Carney

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August 2026

Arrive Before You Arrive

Twenty-four hours in Rotterdam, and the case for building a runway on both ends of a trip

Aug 17 • Sean Carney

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Scottish Forest Bathing, Courtesy of Holland America

Before I even got off the ship in Invergordon, I knew what I wanted to do with the day.

Aug 16 • Sean Carney

July 2026

I Quit Halfway Up the Cliffs of Dover. Turns Out That Was the Point.

I got up at 7am specifically to beat the heat.

Jul 28 • Sean Carney

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Why You're Staring at the Sky While the Bus Hits You.

On turning sixty, and finally worrying about the right things.

Jul 15 • Sean Carney

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I Flew to Breda to Meet a Garden Gnome. He Never Showed.

People fly to Peru for ayahuasca.

Jul 10 • Sean Carney

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June 2026

I Couldn’t Tell in The Moment

What happens when your perception is the thing that’s compromised

Jun 21 • Sean Carney

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I Turned 59 in the Middle of the Atlantic

Two ways to know how far you've actually come

Jun 20 • Sean Carney

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Rush Plays the Forum, and Geddy Has to Pee

I saw Rush at the Forum the other night.

Jun 11 • Sean Carney

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Nobody Crosses Alone, Even alone.

What makes a solo crossing actually work.

Jun 7 • Sean Carney

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May 2026

The Slow Crossing

Season 1, Episode 1. What a Slow Crossing actually is, who it's for, and what it won't do.

May 26 • Sean Carney

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