Last updated May 16, 2022 | First published on Jan 19, 2009 | Misc
I decided to do something different this week and touch on a few of the common myths about travel—the reasons I most often hear people give after saying they could “never do what I do” (enjoy a life of vagabonding travel). I still have smoke wafting off my...
Last updated Jun 24, 2021 | First published on Dec 27, 2007 | Misc
My playground In the last two years, I have been to 15 countries…far less than many of my backpacking counterparts who I have met. However, throw in two trips to Alaska and three trips to Hawaii, which can be every bit as expensive and adventurous as...
Last updated Jun 24, 2021 | First published on Jun 25, 2007 | Misc
As our small dive boat bobbed up and down in the choppy but crystal clear water, I suddenly realized that I had not been issued one vital piece of scuba equipment…. My mask! I jumped overboard with a splash and ran across the beach to the shack where I...