What’s So Great About Córdoba?: A local’s point of view Here in Argentina, everything starts a little later than usual. Life is paced by meals and mate (tea) rituals. No one even thinks about dinner until 9pm (if it’s summer, that means 11pm). Lunch places start filling up closer to Continue Reading Finding the Local Scene in Buenos Aires Trying to break into the local scene is fairly difficult as a traveler. Where do you start? How do you meet locals if you don't speak the same language? Can you be safe and adventurous at the same time? It’s Continue Reading Sunflowers in the City: Portland, Oregon Portland: A sunflower in an alleyway.
Portland, Oregon is where it’s at. Where else can you find massive sunflowers lining alleyways, roses lining street corners, and city parks with 5,000 or more acres? Perfect lawns and overgrown Continue Reading Flying in Cockpits: New Zealand's Air Travel Boarding Sounds Air flight
A few weeks ago at the Nelson airport, something strange happened… and by strange, I mean amazing. When checking in for my flight, I wasn’t asked for a ticket or even a piece Continue Reading Creative Travel Through House Sitting A home in Portland, Oregon
Recently, I became obsessed with traveling the world for free. I wanted to continue to travel without the stress of having my savings account dwindle. My goal was to lead an interesting Continue Reading Córdoba, Argentina: A Not So Average 48 hours Córdoba, Argentina has a saying, "you can travel all over the world, but when you come home, you'll realize there is no sky like Córdoba's." This city isn't on Top 10 Lists and is often mistaken for its namesake in Continue Reading
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Posts from 1+ Years of Travel
50,000 miles, 23 countries, 5 continents... and almost 2 years later. I've left the corporate world (and the US) to experience life.
A few days ago, I got word that a fellow traveler, Stephanie Simpson from the UK, had gone missing. Her body was found on Valentine’s Day (after a five-day search) by...
It’s the first of October and I’m in one of the most beautiful cities in all of Europe. I walked nearly twenty miles today through 2,000 years of history: through...
Ever since I left Lisbon three years ago, I’ve wanted to go back. Time passes and new ideas crop up; other destinations take a front seat. I sometimes dream about...
“Guadalupe is part of France,” our French driver mentioned offhandedly yesterday on our Sancerre wine tour. “Same politics, same benefits, it’s basically mainland France in the Caribbean.” Damn, I thought,...