Author: Dan Friesen
One Last Thanksgiving
Thirty-Four Years of Thanks
In my gradual adjustment to a new reality outside the orbit of Walking Adventure International, I realized earlier this week that, after 34 years, this will… Read More
A Heartfelt Thank You
Dear Fellow Wanderers,
As I reflect on the approaching close of a 30+ year journey with Walking Adventures, I’m awestruck at the extraordinary opportunities this winding path has offered, by… Read More
WAI 2.0 – The Adventure Continues
What started in 1989 as one man’s post-retirement passion has grown into a globe-spanning legacy of exploration. From George Friesen’s early tours through Europe to walking adventures on all seven… Read More
The Future of Walking Adventures
In the last Saturday Report I promised to give you an update on the 2026 schedule.
My announcement is likely not what you were expecting.
My wife, Linda, and I… Read More
The WAI Travel Model…A Look Behind the Scenes
ANTARCTICA
NORTH AMERICA… Read More
Mediterranean Antiquities: Greece & Turkey
by Dan Friesen
I’ve been pondering for the past 30 to 45 minutes how best to present the sensory-stretching, paradigm-purging, culture-crossing, brain-busting experience of visiting both Greece and Turkey in… Read More
How “Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!” Led to Lincoln’s 2nd Inaugural Address
By Dan Friesen
In 1992, my first year leading tours with my father, George Friesen, we took a crazy, cross-country marathon focused on reaching New England during the fall foliage… Read More
Cultural Lesson #1*: European Style versus American Pragmatism
by Dan Friesen
* from a presentation of 10 Cultural Lessons given in 2015
The importance of style in the Romance countries – Spain, France, Italy
One of the early… Read More