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Eric Goldschein

Waiting to move

Writer’s note: It’s been years since I published to Medium, but I have many, many, many documents with various pieces of writing. I think I…

Aug 8

Waiting to move

Aug 8

Ball Was Life, and Sometimes It Still Is

What basketball has meant to me lately, years after it meant everything.

Oct 26, 2020

Ball Was Life, and Sometimes It Still Is

Oct 26, 2020

Meet The Illegal Couchsurfing Hosts Of Myanmar

What kind of people willingly break the law to let foreigners sleep on their couch for free? I tried to get the answer from these three…

Feb 3, 2019

Meet The Illegal Couchsurfing Hosts Of Myanmar

Feb 3, 2019

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Travel Alone

“Go placidly amid the noise and haste and remember what peace there may be in silence.” — from Desiderata

Jun 19, 2018

Travel Alone

Jun 19, 2018

Anthony Bourdain And The Painful Joy Of Travel Life

It seems easy to say this now, in the wake of his death, but the day that someone told me that I reminded them of Anthony Bourdain, my life…

Jun 12, 2018

Anthony Bourdain And The Painful Joy Of Travel Life

Jun 12, 2018

13 Things I Wish I’d Known Before Visiting Paris

Paris — a city in France. It’s a place so magical, it sends Japanese tourists into an emotional tailspin, and not the good kind!

Mar 21, 2018

13 Things I Wish I’d Known Before Visiting Paris

Mar 21, 2018

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How To Travel Around Angkor Wat By Bicycle (And Wring Extra Days Out Of Your Pass)

Touring the super-famous Khmer ruins by bike isn’t for the weak, but those who pedal themselves there (and back, and there, and back) can…

Jan 5, 2018

How To Travel Around Angkor Wat By Bicycle (And Wring Extra Days Out Of Your Pass)

Jan 5, 2018

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Smartphones Are Killing What It Means To “Travel”

Smartphones are making travel easier and more enjoyable. They’re also destroying everything that was once good about it.

Dec 23, 2017

Smartphones Are Killing What It Means To “Travel”

Dec 23, 2017

All Hail Hanoi, King Of Pho, The Breakfast Soup (And Every Other Kind Of Soup)

Waking up in the dark and realizing that you are on the other side of the world from everything and everyone you know and love can be…

Dec 8, 2017

All Hail Hanoi, King Of Pho, The Breakfast Soup (And Every Other Kind Of Soup)

Dec 8, 2017

Donald Trump, Shitty Person, Worse President, The Worst New Yorker

Yesterday, I briefly sent myself into a panic when I couldn’t get in touch with my mom for about an hour after news broke of some asshole…

Nov 1, 2017

Nov 1, 2017

Eric Goldschein

Eric Goldschein

I’m a writer originally from Brooklyn. I write about travel mostly but also business and “culture.” I hope you like what you read. ericgoldschein.com

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