As a full-time traveler, I take a lot of flights. And since my travels are financially sustainable between my writing income and creative attempts at accommodation, I won’t pay the big bucks to fly business class (or – gasp – first class). So unless I am lucky enough to get a free upgrade to first [...]
All The Professional Hobo’s Worldly Belongings For the purposes of this post, I recently unpacked my bags and took pictures of everything. Although I surprised even myself with a few things (like how much clothing I have, and how much more I got rid of along the way), I was also pretty impressed that I’ve [...]
Martijn Reintjes and his girlfriend rented out their home in Holland for the year and left for Central America and the Caribbean. She wanted to follow her dream of volunteering as a child psychologist and Martijn decided to turn his game design studio in a location independent enterprise. After studying Spanish in Leon Nicaragua for [...]
Greetings from northern Spain (about three hours north of Madrid), where I’m sequestered in a tiny old village, speaking English with interesting Spaniards looking to practice their immersion skills. You’ll hear more about Vaughan Systems and what the program is about in another post. In the meantime, please enjoy my latest articles and mentions from [...]
Since arriving in New Zealand (three months ago, to shoot an episode of Alive), I’ve had a chance to stay in a few hostels around the North Island. Nomads is a brand of hostel that encompasses Australia, New Zealand, and Fiji, and I was lucky enough to receive sponsorship from them. Here’s my take on [...]
Earthquakes in Chile. Volcanoes in Iceland. Riots in Thailand. It’s a big bad world of travel unknowns out there. As you read this post, I’m on a series of flights (business class flights no less, due to my Frequent Flyer prowess) to Europe, where I’ll spend the next four months. Planning my European trip has [...]
Bernard Pollack and Danielle Nierenberg embarked in October 2009 on a journey to visit almost every country in Africa. Their mission: to dispel the idea that Africa is only about conflict, disease and famine. They’re meeting with farmers, workers, NGO’s, and governments to tell stories of hope and success in agriculture. So far they’ve visited [...]
“We’re going to WHAT?!” a fellow hiker said in disbelief when we looked at the massive volcanic crater we would shortly descend into – and back out of – in the next few hours. I could hardly believe my own eyes, but you know me: I’m always up for an adventure. During my multiple visits [...]
