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Joe Baur
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Adventure and travel writer/filmmaker. Words in BBC Travel, National Geographic, Saveur, The Guardian, and more. Watch me run around at YouTube.com/JoeBaur
I’m of course biased in this.

I obtained German citizenship last year. And regardless of what happens with this bill—and I suspect it will, like the senator, eventually go away and be forgotten—I will not be giving up either of my passports.

Read the full piece: usatoday.com/story/opinio...
I'm an American-born dual citizen. My senator wants to take my passport.
Dual citizenship is a positive, not a problem. It tells immigrants they're welcome in this country without cutting off the life they left behind.
usatoday.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
In my op-ed I noted that no serious American political leader has ever called for the abolishment of dual citizenship, so it’s only appropriate that this is Senator Moreno’s bill, who’s about as serious as a turd with a clip-on tie.
December 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Again, shout out to @sktchd.bsky.social’s great podcast Off Panel for inspiring writers!
September 24, 2025 at 5:34 AM
I’m back for my third visit to run along the West Highland Way and Great Glen Way for, well… I’ll explain what’s going on in a little bit.

For now, I’m in Glasgow and I’ve got a train to catch to the Bridge of Orchy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wIC...
4 Days in the Scottish Highlands (West Highland Way)
YouTube video by Joe Baur
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September 23, 2025 at 1:59 PM
For those who wish to follow the run, they can do so on my Instagram, @BaurJoe.

Although I know she'd be wildly embarrassed of the attention, she'd appreciate it nonetheless.
September 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
By running up to 70 miles per day, I aim to reach Lake Erie in Cleveland between October 25th and 26th.The run will be used to raise funds for Stand Up To Cancer in memory of my mother. You can donate in her honor at: fundraise.standuptocancer.org/fundraiser/6...
Stand Up To Cancer — Join the Movement
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fundraise.standuptocancer.org
September 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
On October 21st, I'll set off from Cincinnati on the Ohio to Erie Trail to challenge the fastest known time set by Gary Sines.
September 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Now I'm leading this fundraiser in her memory and for those in our lives, friends and family alike, who continue to fight this heinous disease.
September 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
We lost Mom after a fight with breast cancer in October of 2019. My father, himself a cancer survivor, started donating to Stand Up To Cancer in her memory and the rest of us followed suit.
September 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I forgot about it until I was back home and on the mend. When I asked her about it, she said she was hoping I didn't remember (nobody was hurt in the end). But I'm glad I remembered. It's a testament to the kind of person she was—humble and incredibly selfless, putting her family first.
September 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I remember hearing some commotion between hospital staff and a distraught individual. Someone shouted, "He's got a gun!" The next thing I know, my mom is standing in front of my bed with her arms outstretched in front of me. It was, as she told me time and time again, her job to protect me.
September 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Years ago, I came down with a bad case of food poisoning while visiting my brother in college. Even my dad got hit. That's how I found myself waking up in the middle of the night at a Columbus hospital, my father in his own bed beside me.
September 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Suffice it to say, we could use a bit of healing. So, we dried our eyes and started this journey to the remote forests of northern Finland to fastpack the 82-kilometer Karhunkierros ‘Bear Trail’ over three days. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-e6y...
We Ran 50 Miles Through Finland’s Wildest Trail
YouTube video by Joe Baur | Off The Beaten Path Travel
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August 28, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Last month, we lost our beloved pup Moses. He was, and this is no exaggeration, the sweetest boy there ever was. The pain of losing him was all encompassing, as if someone had switched off the light in our collective spirit.
August 28, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Turns out, there are reasons––from linguistic to emotional––that help explain the immortal power of Turtle Mania.

Looking forward to diving in more.
August 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I’m curious about their enduring appeal. It seems to be more than just childhood nostalgia. Even adults, long after society beats the joys of imagination and whimsy out of us, continue to be charmed by four turtles led by a rat.

Why?
August 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM