Brian Eckert

Writer. Wanderer. Dreamer. Skeptic. Man.

Category: Travel

Bridge of Madison County

The Lost City Revisited

“The drugs!  Ditch the drugs!  He’s coming!” When Pete doesn’t immediately comply with my frenzied request to jettison the narcotics I grab his backpack and attempt to throw it into the brackish water. “Take it easy man,” he says, wrestling the bag away from me. “We’re gonna be fine.” Stanton has no reaction. He silently […]

Denver to Salt Lake by Bus

Went West with dust of haunted dreams in my blood. Stopped just short of where white caps crash against the sky. In Denver, just to get away, because I have to get away from something, just to kill some time, because I have to kill something.

Close Encounters of the Transgendered Kind

Any man with half a libido and a shred of honesty will admit, if only privately, that he’s put to himself the question of whether he’d get down with a shemale. Tonight, Seth and I face this moment of

Expat Adventures in Neverland

While it’s difficult say when, exactly, one goes from being a Lost Boy of China to a Dirty Old Man of China, it’s easy to tell the difference. One remains a child at heart. The other could very well support child prostitution.

Obligatory Shanghai Skyline Tourist Shot

Autumn in the Grey City

Cloud City

Chang Cheng

20.4 Hours in Hong Kong

The people move like clockwork in rhythm with colored lights and ticking hands. The city controls their movements. They are unable to escape its gravity.