I love the idea of bucket lists, I really do. However, I’ve never taken the time to sit down and create a checklist of the things that I’d like to do before I die. This is mostly because I don’t plan to die, so I figure I have lots of time. If I were to …
Over the past year and a half since I quit my job and headed out on my first multi-month adventure, friends, coworkers, and family members have asked, “How do you do it?” This question is quite broad and it applies to various aspects of what I’ve been doing: how I saved money, how I quit …
Boots… trail runners… same thing. Today I threw away my beloved pair of Vasques that saw me through my entire South American journey. I sure got my money’s worth ($46 on Steep & Cheap, for the record) as these bad boys tackled the Marin Headlands, Sierra Buttes, Colca Canyon, Inca Trail, Bolivian jungle, Salar de …
One week ago I had two goals for the remainder of my trip: to go white water rafting and to get on a horse. My have those goals been reached and then some! In the past six days I have raced my guide on horseback, navigated class IV rapids alongside four other Americans, sped down …
A few months back someone told me that I HAD to go to the coastal city of Valparaíso while in Chile. After finding myself with two less weeks in the country than originally planned, I figured that Valpo would be scratched. After crossing the border at San Pedro de Atacama in the north, I faced …
