Escape the 9-5 with travel, beauty and nature.
Yes, you read that correctly ... strangled. Grabbed from behind, arm wrapped around my neck, forced into a full blown chokehold as I was walking down the street in Amsterdam. And not by some dangerous foreigner lurking in the shrouded shadows of an alleyway ... but by a 21-year-old, white American male from Michigan who [...]
I LOVE New Zealand. I spent almost three weeks traversing both islands top to bottom, from Auckland to Invercargill. I was blown away by the nature and wonder around every corner and equally impressed with the cool communities nestled alongside the scenery. Here’s a look at city life from my top three spots in New Zealand: [...]
Let me just say, I truly didn’t think I would last this long! 58 days away from home. That may not seem like a lot to some, but for me… someone who went to college an hour and a half away from my hometown, an only child and an only grandchild of a small family, [...]
Well, I survived! Four Hawaiian islands in fourteen days all by myself over the Christmas holiday. I wasn't sure what to expect — would it be easy to travel between islands, would it be as expensive as everyone warned, would I find places to stay, and the big question — would I survive Christmas by [...]
Well, after 5 months (to the day) of quitting my comfortable desk job, I launched-out for another solo adventure ... this time to the Pacific! It all started when a few of my family members told me they were heading to Hawaii for Christmas, and of course, I offered to tag along! I had a [...]
12,575 miles, 53 days, 31 states, and 1 little Subaru — what a great way to see and celebrate Fall in America! Last week, I made it back home to Austin, Texas, after spending the better parts of September and October on the road by myself. I loved the adventure—the open road, the changing of the [...]