Pursuing passions, creating adventure, and inspiring others
The time was 11am at Phuket International Airport on December 31st, 2012, New Year’s Eve. I had just dropped off my girlfriend, Hanna, at the airport, who was traveling to Australia and then back to South Korea to teach. I had two options: stay and party at the famous beaches in Phuket for New Year’s, […]
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I had an interesting, eight legged experience taking the bus from 4000 Islands, Laos to Siem Riep, Cambodia. About halfway through the 12 hour trip, we stopped to change busses at a small bus station. Along the sides of the station were stalls that I went to investigate. I was greeted by a lady(?) with […]
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As I crossed the border from Xishuangbanna, China and into Laos, I saw and immediate difference in the landscape, buildings, and architecture. I went from the most populous country in the world at 1.4 billion to a country with only about 6 million, that’s 0.4 percent. Laos is also one of the poorest countries in […]
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After exploring some of large cities in China (see Exploring China’s Beauty and History Part 1), I was ready to see some lesser known and less populated parts. I also felt more comfortable getting around and traveling on my own in China. I was rewarded with seeing some ridiculous landscapes that I could have never imagined. […]
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I felt a bit anxious on the ferry from Seoul (Incheon), South Korea to Qingdao, China. China always seems like such a foreign place, so different in culture, language, even political beliefs than much of the western world. Travelers I spoke with who hadn’t been to China were always wary (including myself): “the language barrier […]
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South Korea led to big changes in my travels and my life. One month turned into two; nomadic bouncing between cities every few days turned into a base in one city, Seoul; time spent planning and traveling turned into reading, running, learning a university course, and falling in love. My time in South Korea was […]
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Imagine a world where you have the freedom to do whatever you want whenever you want. Feel like staying up all night partying on a Tuesday? How about learning to surf in a small beach town where the motto is “always summer”? Maybe you wake up and decide you want to climb a volcano and […]
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Japan is a country full of culture and heritage. From cutting edge transportation and toilet seats to beautiful Zen temples and gardens with the ancient sport of sumo, towns where deer are sacred, maid cafes, and nuclear bomb peace memorials in between, Japan has a lot to offer. Get a taste of the many different […]
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I walked off of the plane into a new world in Asia, starting with Japan. This was not the world that I had come to be familiar and comfortable with in South America, where I could communicate effectively in Spanish and navigate the public transit systems. The first differences I noted before I boarded the […]
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After the Inca Trail and Machu Picchu, my brother Alex, our new friend from the Inca Trail, Tsvetomira, and I had six weeks of adventures together through Peru and Ecuador that included hiking the second highest canyon in the world, hiking a 19,000 ft volcano, sandboarding down giant sand dunes, partying in awesome hostels on […]
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I'm a travel junkie with an IT background. I backpacked around the world for 14 months creating adventures and learning. On this blog, you'll find stories and money saving travel tips that will help you make your travel dream a reality. Enjoy! Feel free to visit my social networking profiles below or my Google+ Profile here.
