4.5 GEAR REVIEW: PATAGONIA BLACK HOLE 32L Note: As of 2019, I now use the Patagonia Black Hole 60L duffel for all my travels. Weekend trips are now mainly for mountain biking, which requires...
THE ULTIMATE TRAVEL PACKING LIST Outfitting oneself for a round-the-world trip can be rather daunting and expensive, as you guess what might be needed throughout a whole year...
THAILAND PHOTO GALLERY By the time we left Thailand, we couldn't believe that two whole months had passed. The first month we spent relaxing and exploring a number of...
3.7 BODO HOSTEL IN NORWAY Britnee and I parted ways in Bodo, Norway, one evening as she flew onto Belgium and I awaited my flight to Berlin the following day. So I settled in...
GETTING USED TO CHINA China—it’s growing on me. It was quite a culture shock after arriving here, having just left China’s quiet and conservative neighbor Japan, and...
MONDAY WITH THE MONKS OF KOYASAN When my alarm woke me at 5:30 a.m. on Monday, I quickly dressed, grabbed my camera and crawled out of my capsule hotel room to meet Britnee. Together...
FAREWELL UTAH: WHAT I’LL MISS WHILE TRAVELING Reading other travel bloggers posts, I noticed many like to list the things they’ll miss while off traveling abroad. Some items were obvious while...
HIS & HER PACKING LISTS What do you pack when you're going to be gone for a year? We're not 100% sure, but we're working on it. Check out our final packing lists complete...
THE GRAND TOUR: TRAVELING IN MY 30s "In the United States, the practice of taking a "year off" remains the exception. Taking a year out has recently become slightly more common for...
SHARE THE STOKE: INSPIRATION TO TRAVEL As I've said before and might say again, I wasn't totally on board with this trip when Britnee first mentioned the idea a few years ago. Traveling...
