travel

A habit to help budget travelers
While all backpackers should become runners
1 Comments
Being called a 'bulot'
Learning some of the negative aspects of Flores culture.
How to travel with friends and stay friends
Simple tips to keep traveling fun.
Living like the locals
How less than 100km turned into seven hours on a bus.
2 Comments
Wide-eyed and ready, following an unseen path
The place to visit for inspiration, guidance and tales for travel enthusiasts.
Shying away from bad company
Best practices for leaving a travel partner or group.
How to turn your travel dreams into a reality
Treating your travel like a startup business.
3 Comments
Are you sure that’s what you want to do?
Backpackers and the ridiculous idea of trekking.
2 Comments
The Black Hillls of South Dakota
Places to go and things to do in the Mount Rushmore State.
2 Comments
Eating like a local in Kuta
A few of the best restaurants for cheap prices and good eats.
There are some topics you just want to avoid
Dealing with questions of race from people while abroad.
Rapid City, South Dakota
A big city burg nestled at the foot of the Black Hills.
Finding the best breaks
Surfing at Gerupuk in Lombok.
Being bilingual has its advantages
Helpful phrases for the language of travel.
1 Comments
Rochester, Minnesota
The town the Mayo family made famous.
Just taking a stroll
Why a solo walk can catalyze a change in your travel.
Re-thinking Einstein’s definition of insanity
Positive implications of being a creature of habit while traveling.
Do backpacking and drug use go hand in hand?
Looking into backpackers’ methods and impact on their surroundings.
4 Comments
There are worse ways to spend an afternoon
Cruising down the Main Yarra Trail.
Let's get ready to go!
The same old routine before the flight.
1 Comments
Take the train to the plane?
Riding the rails to the sky; literally.
All good things come to an end
How to say goodbye to a travel romance.
Interstate State Park
A St. Croix River Valley attraction.
So that’s how it feels
Experiencing the impact of travel.
2 Comments
Canaries taking out Osama
What finally watching 'Zero Dark Thirty' inspired in me.
Badlands National Park
A must-visit South Dakota attraction.
Welcome to Wall, South Dakota
The town a drug store put on the map.
Welcome to Pierre, SD
South Dakota's state capitol city
Aberdeen, South Dakota
Welcome to the "Hub City of the Dakotas"
Want to share my power bar?
Choosing the right company while traveling.
2 Comments
Mom, Dad, I have something to tell you
Breaking the news to friends and family that you probably will only aspire to being a traveler.
7 Comments
Does it really help out?
The merits and demerits of voluntourism.
4 Comments
Pretentiousness in the west
Revisiting issues when returning home.
3 Comments
The Light at the end of the tunnel
Op shops are a saving grace in Melbourne, Australia.
3 Comments
Should I be scared or in awe?
Emotive Hindu dance performances are a mainstay in Indonesia.
2 Comments
You should have just told me
Unexpected fees in Indonesia.
2 Comments
Nothing gold can stay
Saying goodbye to your travel partners.
1 Comments
I think I'll pay the extra money for the train
Driving in Sumatra, Indonesia is terrifying
1 Comments
The importance of the right travel partner
From keeping sane to seeing things a solo traveler could miss.
The Beats would turn in their graves
Computer screens taking away the mystique of travel.
Go on a tour or read a book?
What is the "right" way to spend time traveling?
Get your head in the game
Mental preparation for extended travel.
Are you sure you’re doing that right?
Faux know-it-alls are becoming a plague.
2 Comments
The downside to budget travel
China Eastern Airlines isn’t super awesome.
Maybe the grass isn't greener, but you are
Learning appreciation and gratitude through travel.