It’s that time of the year again. Whether you are buying presents for friends/family or upgrading your own gear, it’s shopping season. As someone who has spent the last seven years living the nomadic life, I can firmly say that having the right gear makes all the difference in the world. Whether you’re a digital Keep Reading…
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Nomad No More: After 2,700 Days Of Wandering I Have A Home
Every professional nomad eventually gets burnt out. Long-term travel, while being undeniably rewarding, is also extremely tedious. Country-hopping like “normal” people change TV channels takes a surprising toll on a person. And unfortunately every nomad eventually hits that point where they are tired of being a nomad. Especially digital nomads because we are essentially mixing Keep Reading…
2015: My Least Traveled Year (in 7 Years as a Nomad!)
Travel isn’t a race. I despise those people who brag about the number of countries or continents they visited in one year. Sure, that may be fine and well, but how long did you spend in airports? How many times were you groped by security guards? How much did you actually learn about the countries Keep Reading…
Weird, Wacky, and Wunderbar – A Stroll Through Berlin, Germany
Everyone needs to get away, sometimes. Whether it’s from the place you grew up in, or a city with too many stories, or just somewhere you’ve become too familiar with, the world is full of new exciting places to explore and call home. Growing up in the rural US state of New Mexico, I never Keep Reading…
How To Become A Dictator In 8 Easy Steps
Ever wondered how to become a dictator? Turns out that one thing travel teaches you is that not all democracies are truly democratic. The first example that undoubtedly comes to your mind right now is the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) aka North Korea. There are a total of eight countries around the world Keep Reading…
Best New Travel Blogs Of September 2014
This month’s featured blogs focus primarily on adventure travel, cultural experiences, must-visit bucket list destinations, budget backpacking through Asia and much more. Dozens upon dozens of countries from the UK on down through the tips of Indonesia are covered in the following blogs, as well as enough food and exciting travel ideas to keep you Keep Reading…
How Long-Term Travel Changes People Forever
Last week I celebrated my five year nomadiversary of quitting my job to travel the world. While it’s no secret that I didn’t start blogging until about two years ago, I have nonetheless learned more in the last five years than I have in the 24 years prior to that. In fact if you’re brave Keep Reading…
The Occupational Hazards Of Travel Blogging
Being a travel blogger has become a pretty popular gig these last couple years. (I won’t call it a career because it is only that to a limited percentage of us.) New travel blogs are popping up daily. The attendance at the North American TBEX, a travel writer industry convention held annually in both N.A. Keep Reading…
*NEW* Version Of My Siak Tourism Film + Amazing Race Video
I grew up acting then gave it all up for a career in a cubicle. Fun stuff, right? NOT! After five years of the Office Space-lifestyle I had a midlife crisis at 24. That is why I started traveling and what has led me to where I am today. Those of you that follow my Keep Reading…
My Siak Tourism Film
This is part two documenting my first film in Indonesia — Be sure to read the beginning before continuing on. Those first few days in Siak were 16+ hour workdays with only 2-4 hours of sleep a night for most of us. In fact on the third night while filming the office scene we Keep Reading…