Three Secrets of Puerto Rico: A Backpacker’s Key to Fully Enjoying The Gateway Of Riches
Ahh, Puerto Rico. The richness of the name itself arouses memories of dancing the night away, exploring jungles and ruins, melodies of beautiful Latin music, and that thirty-something-year...
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There are women who really do ruck-up. One such woman I know lived in West Africa for a year in a tent while dealing with the threats of rape and dysentery. There is a ruggedness to these gals, ...
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Adventuring as a Duo: Travel Tip #8
Last travel piece we sort of opened up a blog miniseries: Traveling in numbers. Previously, I put out some pros and cons when traveling as a group. Today we’re whittling your globe-trotting patr...
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Adventuring as a Group: Travel Tip #7
Adventuring as a group is the stuff of song. The band of brothers, the leather-clad, grease-stained marauders; road trips and wars, pilgrimages abound. There are two ways to go about this; pla...
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J-Hooks and the Throw Down Wallet: Travel Tip #6
Sorry for the hiatus, Folks, but keeping true to the theme of travel I have been on the road, stuck in airports, and sick as a worm-riddled dog. But I digress: J-Hooks! What are they and ...
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Viva Baja: A Mexican Christmas Road Trip
It was a cold, dark, and snowy day when I received the knock on my tiny basement apartment door. It was Johnny, my roommate and good friend from university. He invited me to Red Lobster with his pa...
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Travel with an ugly-looking bag. Status symbol does nothing for you when it’s in a thief’s hands.The importance of this travel tip dawned on me while in Costa Rica, on a bus, and heading from ...
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I wound through back-alleys and streets toward the Pyramid View Inn and checked in around 6:30 AM. Thank God none of the knife-wielding ruffians followed me. Time to work on my exfil plan to Israe...
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The Arab Spring of 2011 dismantled multiple political institutions throughout the Middle East. Even Egypt, a more stable and independent nation, was thrown into turmoil when the citizens rose...
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It took me a long time and many wonderfully dreadful experiences to understand the mettle of my soul, but the heart of it came to me in an instant when I watched a man get stabbed to death in ...
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How to Find a “Good” Asian Massage Parlor: Travel Tip #4
So you’re out there; wanting to peruse that seedy source of stereo-types and hilarious Yelp reviews. But—you are teeming with concerns. Is it safe? Safe from cops, safe from disease, and good gaw...
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Never Look Like You’re __ : Travel Tip # 3
If you’ve been up since 4 am cleaning Humvees, after a five-mile run, and you aren’t in the mood to have some screaming senior-enlisted finding something else for you to do—walk up to a stack of...
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The Battlefield of the Glowing Cloud
Mont Pelee is a beautiful volcanic mountain situated on the coast of Martinique, a French Island in the heart of the Caribbean. It offers a moderate to difficult climb for those who wish to...
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Perception and the Power of What You Wear: Travel Tip #2
If you’re a woman traveling in Muslim countries don’t run around the streets in a bikini. In Zanzibar, during Ramadan no less, I’d met an American girl on the beach. When we strolled off to grab ...
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The first time I ever heard the words “Electric Daisy Carnival”, I was at my place in Sin City, in the fully reclined position of my beat up Lazy-Boy recliner, two fingers of Gentleman Jac...
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