The Journey
Two roads, one dream: see the world, and see who's cooking in it.
Crossing the United States, one load at a time
Long before there was a website, there was a dream: get behind the wheel of a truck and actually see the country go by. Tom made that first half real — logging highway miles across the U.S., watching deserts turn into skylines through a windshield, one delivery at a time.
Singapore, chasing warm places
The second half of the dream didn't need a truck — just a plane ticket and an appetite. In Singapore, Tom traded the cab for sidewalks, hunting down the small, unglamorous spots where the food is made like someone actually cares. That search gave the whole project its name: Seeking Warm Places.
Wherever the next warm place turns out to be
This site is the logbook for what comes next — new stretches of highway, new cities, new plates of food worth pulling over for. Check back at Stories as the route fills in.
Destinations
Two legs of the route so far — with plenty of open road left on the map.
North America, by truck
The cross-country hauls that started it all — desert highways, mountain passes and skylines seen from a cab.
- Long-haul trucking
- Open highway
- Chapter One
Singapore, on foot
A different kind of travel — dense streets, hawker stalls and family kitchens, all in search of food made with real care.
- Street food
- Hawker culture
- Chapter Two
Next stop: TBD
The map's still growing. Follow along on Instagram to see where the road heads next.
Food & People
"The journey is not just about the places. It's about the people you meet along the way."
Every stop on this route gets judged the same way: does the food taste like somebody's grandmother had a hand in it? The best meals Tom's found weren't in guidebooks — they were behind a counter run by someone who clearly loves the work. That's the whole filter.
The road is the beginning.
Every good story here starts with getting in a vehicle and going.
The world is the destination.
No single finish line — just the next place worth seeing.
Food is the way to discover it.
A menu tells you more about a place than any map does.
People make it unforgettable.
The people behind the counter are the actual destination.
Stories
Dispatches from the road — first entries are being written now.
A first dispatch from the U.S. leg.
Coming soonNotes from a Singapore hawker stall.
Coming soonWherever mile zero of the next chapter is.
Coming soon
About Tom
Tom's a Canadian truck driver who decided the dream of seeing the world didn't have to wait for the "right time." First came the miles across the U.S. behind the wheel. Then came Singapore, chasing down the kind of food that's made with real care instead of shortcuts. Tom On The Run is where those two roads meet — and where the next ones get mapped out.
Between routes, Tom's also building a couple of other things worth a look:
Get in touch
Got a warm-place recommendation, a question about the routes, or just want to say hi? Find Tom here.