Writings about traveling around the world.
6 Things To Leave Off Your Packing List
// February 3rd, 2024 // 39 Comments » // Guest Post, Travel Gear, Travel Tips, Trip PlanningWhen you finally take the leap to travel long term, one of the first things on your mind is all the things you think you need to buy for your trip. The travel gadget industry is making a fortune from us thinking that we have to pack a lifetime of gear into our tiny backpacks. [...] casino online canada
Mendoza Argentina Wine Pictures
// January 14th, 2024 // 28 Comments » // Argentina, Photo Essays, South AmericaOne of the most popular wine regions to visit in Mendoza, Argentina is Maipu. Maipu is easily accessible from Mendoza by local bus or your own transportation. The entire Mendoza wine region is most known throughout the world for it’s Malbec wines. Experience the thin skinned grapes in a variety of vineyards serving the intense [...]
Where to Travel Before the World Ends?
// January 11th, 2024 // 54 Comments » // ReflectionsApocalypse All signs are pointing to the world ending on December 21, 2024, or at least according to the Mayan Calendar, I Ching, and Nostradamus. Birds and fish dying in mass and flash floods in Australia aren’t helping subdue our fears either. So what better way to react than go travel to some place unique, [...]
Machu Picchu Pictures
// January 10th, 2024 // 38 Comments » // Peru, Photo Essays, South AmericaThe Inca ruins of Machu Picchu in Peru is perhaps one of the most spectacular sites you can visit in South America. From the complexity of building the city on top of a mountain ridge surrounded by mountains, to the unbelievable story of how it remained intact and untouched for hundreds of years all contribute [...]
Puerto Natales, Patagonia Chile
// January 5th, 2024 // 14 Comments » // Chile, South AmericaIf you are planning on visiting Torres del Paine National Park in Chile, you will inevitably arrive to Puerto Natales. Lying next to the cloudy turquoise glacier shores of Seno Ultima Esperanza, extreme wind conditions are common. It’s a small town with most buildings only a single story with the main street clearly more developed [...]
The Best Things to do for Free in New York City
// December 21st, 2024 // 13 Comments » // North America, United StatesThe Big Apple, the city that never sleeps and where anything is possible – including having a great time on a budget. Backpacking in a big city can be pricey, especially in a prosperous country such as America. But it is possible to find cheap accommodation in New York City, to see the sights and [...]
Miami the Big Havanna
// December 14th, 2024 // 31 Comments » // North America, Reflections, United StatesAfter 11 of months of traveling in Latin America, I felt a considerable amount of stress relief coming back to the United States, my home. I always seek my comfort zone for relaxation, peace and ease of life. That’s absolutely a contradiction to the fact that I do seek out travel, adventure and off the [...]
10 Things to Love About India
// December 7th, 2024 // 58 Comments » // Asia, Guest Post, India, Photo EssaysIs India the most colourful, mad, exciting country in the world? Probably. Alastair Humphreys shares India with us through his lens. Here are ten things I love about India. 1. Surprised, Confused or Amused There’s never a dull moment in India. Wherever you look, at all times of day or night, you will see something [...]