In Colombia Hiking El Peñón de Guatapé, Colombia Guatape & La Piedra de Peñón Located about a two-hour drive outside of Medellin, Guatape is arguably one of the most colorful towns in… Continue Reading →
In North America & Canada How to Spend a Weekend in Vancouver, B.C. Canada With only one week left living in Seattle before we relocate to Oahu, Hawaii, Sasha and I decided on Thursday evening that we would… Continue Reading →
In Greece Hiking Vykos Gorge in Zagori, Ioannina, Greece Our trip to Greece was nearly 100% unplanned in terms of which regions we selected to visit. We went with the flow and researched… Continue Reading →
In Greece Everything You Need to Know About Visiting The Monasteries of Meteora, Greece Time spent in Meteora: 3 nights, 2 days Just a year ago, I had never heard of this stunningly beautiful place on Earth called… Continue Reading →
In Greece How Much Does it Cost to Travel to Greece? In our total of four weeks in Greece, we spent 12 days on Crete Island and the rest of our time driving through mainland… Continue Reading →
In North America & Canada A Day Trip to Bainbridge Island, Washington It has been nearly two months since Sasha and I returned to America from our world travels, and the countdown is on: only 18… Continue Reading →
In Ecuador Three Things to Do in Quito, Ecuador’s Capital Quito sits at 9,350′ elevation, making it the highest city capital in the world. This is precisely why we began our two-week Ecuador travels… Continue Reading →
In Ecuador Three Days in Otavalo, Ecuador Sitting at 8,500′ elevation, Otavalo is home to the largest mercado (market) in all of South America. But contrary to popular belief, there are… Continue Reading →
In Ecuador Ten Awesome Things to Do in the Adventure Town of Baños, Ecuador Where else in the world can you wake up with a view of a waterfall outside your window, walk outside ten minutes to the… Continue Reading →
In Ecuador The Other Swing at the End of the World in Cuenca, Ecuador Cuenca is Ecuador’s third largest city with the highest number of expatriates, sitting at an altitude of 8,370′. There was a great deal of culinary… Continue Reading →
In Ecuador Mindo is Ecuador’s Best Kept Rainforest Secret If you enjoy peaceful, quiet small towns engulfed in nature, then this town is for you. If you are a birder, then this town… Continue Reading →
In Colombia How Much Money we Spent in Three Weeks in Colombia, Including Tips for Traveling in Colombia “Collect moments, not things.” If you’re planning a trip to Colombia, you may find yourself wondering what does it cost to visit Colombia? Or… Continue Reading →
In Italy Turning the Big 3-0 in Vescovato, Italy When I turned 30, there were no fancy dinners, no fireworks, no theatrical performances or a late night out with girlfriends. Turning 30 was… Continue Reading →
In Top Highlights Top Highlights of our Six-Month Travels Abroad “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw… Continue Reading →
In Travel Spendings Fun Travel Stats from our Six-Months Abroad “We choose to live like monks, rooting ourselves to a home or a career using the future as a phony ritual to justify the… Continue Reading →
In Croatia Best Cities To Visit in Croatia “Travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape you” If you already read my overview of Croatia in the previous post,… Continue Reading →
In Croatia An Overview of What To Expect In Croatia “When you can’t change the direction of the wind, adjust your sails” Croatia was country #10 on our six-month world travel adventure and sadly… Continue Reading →
In Croatia A Comprehensive Guide to Visiting Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia “I am now convinced that fairies do, in fact, exist” – Me after visiting Plitvice Lakes National Park Arriving at 8:30 AM before the… Continue Reading →
In Italy 20 Things you Should Know About Traveling in Italy, and How Much Money we Spent in One Month “Eat the spaghetti to forget your regretti” Chances are, you’ve heard of this wonderful country called Italy, properly pronounced “eat-ah-lee”, known to most everyone… Continue Reading →
In Italy How To Visit Cinque Terre, The Italian Riviera “There is nowhere to go but everywhere” – On the Road, by John Kerouac On the train ride from La Spezia station, you peer… Continue Reading →
