A few of my favorite books have inspired me to become the person that I am and the person that I aspire to be: adventurous and spontaneous. Needless to say, it is our surroundings that influence us, but whenever I read a book that keeps me captivated for hours and hours well into the morning […]
How to Get Around in Istanbul
Istanbul is a big, crowded and busy city with lots to see. When I there in August, I always had to figure out the best way to get from one point to another (and there were a lot of choices). Istanbul has made big improvements in public transportation since the last time I was there […]
Croatia’s Museum Dedicated to Broken Relationships
Zagreb, Croatia is an old soul filled with remarkable old buildings and hundreds of museums. It’s a walking museum, one could say. One exhibit I was intrigued to check out was the Museum of Broken Relationships. We had heard about the museum from a group of backpackers we met in Mostar at the beginning of our trip and had […]
The Time I had to Escape from a Cougar in the Kalmiopsis Wilderness
The Kalmiopsis Wildnerness in Southern Oregon is something else. Rand and I decided to camp in the nearby Kalmiopsis Wilderness for a night after a day of working in Grants Pass. It turned out to be an interesting adventure to say the least. Our mission was to make it to Babyfoot Lake which is approximately […]
How to Spend a Day on the Rainy Oregon Coast
Let’s face it, it rains a lot in Oregon. Even if it’s not raining during the winter months, it looks like it’s going to and that is just how it is in Oregon, but that doesn’t stop me from enjoying the Beaver State one bit. Last week, I was in Eugene, Oregon and on my […]
Hiking to Bobotov Kuk in Durmitor National Park, Montenegro
Montenegro may not have been on your travel bucket list, but it very well should be. If you have an adventurous spirit and are a lover of the outdoors you will find boundless opportunities to explore and adventure. It is among one of the most beautiful and quaint countries I have ever had a chance […]
How Award Wallet Helps you Travel for Free
If you fly, you have airline miles. You might have earned them from flying with a major airline or partner airline, from using a travel rewards credit card or by buying the miles. Frequent flyer miles are like money, you shouldn’t waste them, lose them or forget about them. But, keeping track of your airline […]
Traveling Through Turkey and a Road Trip Through the Balkans
Cheap, long term travel is usually associated with Central America or South East Asia…Europe, not so much. While those regions are affordable on a backpacker’s budget, the Balkans are a highly underrated region in Europe that is as affordable on a backpackers budget, safe, convenient and is still considered to be off the beaten path […]
Cafe Mokka: Humboldt County’s Cozy Little (not so) Secret Spot
A few hours north of San Francisco there is a small college town within Humboldt County, tucked away in the Redwood Coast, known for its rainy overcast days, university, organic food, marijuana and coastal trails called Arcata. Nestled within the outdoorsy yet wet town is a cozy European style cottage, home to a coffee shop […]
Things to Do, See and Experience in Sydney, Australia
While planning my trip to South East Asia trip, I have been thinking about making a stopover in Australia, but the cost of traveling in Australia seemed daunting and figured other readers may feel the same. Our Australia expert, Alex Pejak, wrote a guest post for AdriftAnywhere to show us how affordable traveling through the […]