Welcome to Tour with Mark

Stop Thinking

I’m Mark, and this is my space. A place for adventure, learning, and self-reflection. I’m a thinker, a traveler, and a lifelong learner.

Life is short. Stop thinking about what to do next and just go after it.

Every time I hear someone say they want to go to the Galapagos one day, or maybe next year, I cringe. I cringe because if you take two big trips a year, you might only have 30, 40, or 50 trips left in your entire lifetime. Start doing the math—you can’t possibly do what you want if you don’t do it NOW.

I’ve built out my own camper van and experienced the realities of a tough life. I’ve been poor, and I’ve been comfortably middle class. I’ve been homeless, and I’ve lived in luxury apartments that most of my peers couldn’t afford. I delivered newspapers from age 8 through 14, worked at McDonald’s and retail jobs. From there, I went on to serve as an Air Force electronics technician; eventually to managing multi-million dollar IT contracts. I’ve seen a lot—across industries, social classes, and life’s full spectrum.

This Site

I’ve stepped away from traditional social media; not because I don’t have opinions, but because I want to consume less. I want to focus on literature written with dedication and attention, ideas that took time to develop, perhaps over months, years, or even a lifeteim.

Welcome.

This is TourWithMark.com. My trail. My terms. My Life.