Travel Journal
Photo Essay: Sunsets, Sustainability And Adventure On Hawaii’s Big Island
During a recent solo trip to Hawaii, I had the pleasure of road tripping around the Big Island, beginning in Hilo and ending in Kona. I spent a week exploring, touring organic farms, having exciting adventures, indulging in local foods and, the highlight for me, seeing the most beautiful sunsets I’ve ever seen (Seriously!). Big…Read more...
Discovering The Secret Destination In Your Journey
“All Journeys Have Secret Destinations Which The Traveler Is Unaware” – Martin Buber For many, travel planning is a lot of fun. Choosing the destination, what accommodation you’ll stay in, how you’ll spend your time, and which restaurants you’ll eat, it helps build anticipation for the impending trip; however, when you travel with an open…Read more...
Travel Bloggers Without Borders: Maria and Carmen’s Second Last Chance
When I met Maria and Carmen, they were young, grade-school-age girls. They owned no more than the ragged clothes on their back. They had never been to school. They owned no shoes. Their days were spent scavenging recyclables in mounds of trash from the Guatemalan garbage dump where the girls had been trafficked. Human beings…Read more...
Traveling With All 5 Senses: Notes On Awakening In A Foreign Place
To awaken quite alone in a strange town is one of the pleasantest sensations in the world. You are surrounded by adventure. You have no idea of what is in store for you, but you will, if you are wise and know the art of travel, let yourself go on the stream of the unknown…Read more...
A Foreigner In A Foreign Land
“There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign” – Robert Louis Stevenson This is a great travel quote, and one that greatly reflects the issue I have with many travelers. Why do people, when visiting other cities and countries, think the destination should change itself to cater to them? It’s…Read more...
Is There Really Such A Thing As A Bad Travel Destination?
If I was offered a free trip to an unspecified destination, I would accept without hesitation. It doesn’t matter to me if it was a third world country, a tropical paradise, a hiker’s haven or a futuristic city, as all travel destinations have something to teach you. For me, one city that really got me…Read more...
Notes On Making Long-Lasting Travel Friendships
“Excuse me, where are you staying?! I’m looking for somewhere to sleep.” I turned around to find a young man about my age, 21 at the time, standing there with a giant backpack on. We were at a money exchange in Munich, and his shaggy appearance, the bags under his wide eyes and his quick…Read more...
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