August 2026 · Travel / Family13 Countries.
13 Countries.
25 Days.
One more
McBain adventure.
The latest chapter in a family journey across more than one hundred countries.
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Life outside the analyst brief: more than 100 countries, family adventures, long rides and the moments that keep changing the map.
July 2024 · Travel
Milestone Alert! Today I visit my 100th country.
The map, the memories and the long route to a century of countries.
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November 2015 · Personal / Family
The Butterfly Effect — My Life Story
Chance encounters, pivotal choices and the paths they opened.
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May 2021 · Personal / Travel
My Covid-Inspired Cycling Journey Across North America
An unexpected ritual and thousands of miles seen from two wheels.
Read original ↗“The research explains how markets move. The journal is where I keep track of what moved me.”
100+ countriesThousands of cycling milesThree decades of stories
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