“No, no, don’t say where we are. Once we know where we are, then the world becomes as narrow as a map. When we don’t know, the world feels unlimited.” – Cixin Liu, The Dark Forest
Lyle has lived in seven states across America, from his birthplace of Virginia to his current home of California.
Lyle’s Homes, chronologically
Richmond, VA
Malvern, PA
Chicago, IL
Windsor, CT
Lewiston, ME
New York, NY
Los Angeles, CA
Within the USA, he’s traveled to the top twenty largest cities and a total of forty-nine states (all but Alaska!)
Along with his father and brother, he’s attended a home game of each of the thirty Major League Baseball teams.
“Next I spoke with a patron wearing Gucci glasses, who revealed that he lacks military clearance to leave the country. I told this man of mystery of my feeling upon arriving in Wichita. ‘Oh yeah that’s the vortex; once you’re here, nowhere else matters.’ I told him of my trip. ‘As of now, the only contiguous state I’ve never been to is Oklahoma.’ ‘You know its only a few hours away!! You gotta at least go if you’re here!’ ‘Haha yeah, I’m going there tomorrow. Oklahoma City.’” – Trip Trans America, Part Six
Internationally, Lyle has traveled to locations spanning from Western Europe to Africa and Oceania.
Lyle’s Travels
USA: East Coast, South, Southwest, Northwest, Mountain West, Midwest, Cross-Country
Oceania: New Zealand, Sydney & Great Barrier Reef
Asia: Japan
Mediterranean: Seville to Gibraltar, Athens & Crete, Marrakech to the Sahara
Western Europe: London, Normandy & Amsterdam, Iceland, Venice to Milan, Ireland
Sub-Saharan Africa: Tanzania
Canada: Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia
Mexico: Quintana Roo, Baja, Puerto Vallarta
Caribbean: Bahamas, St. Maarten, Turks and Caicos, Dominican Republic
South America: Santiago, Patagonia, Buenos Aires
“Back across the river, we walked a packed street full of vendors to the entrance to Arashiyama’s famed bamboo grove. Overcrowded as it was, parts of it evoked the fleeting natural splendor that Princess Mononoke fought for. Nearly as fleeting as the cherry blossoms, which, having progressed from flowering to full bloom as we journeyed throughout Kantō and Kansai, dwindled not long after we left to recross the Pacific.” – From Japan to Johto
“To go north, you must journey south. To reach the west, you must go east. To go forward you must go back, and to touch the light you must pass beneath the shadow.” – George RR Martin, A Clash of Kings