Travel adventures (way) off the beaten path
I love planning trips. It’s an exciting feeling researching, booking, and imagining the destination before you even get there.
But over the years, I have created a little system to help me keep track. In this short audio, I share 3 simple tools I use to help me plan my adventures.… Read more
You probably know by now that I love purposeful travel. In between leisure adventures, I love cultural immersion, language learning and especially volunteering and contributing as I travel.
Everybody knows that you should only volunteer internationally when you travel, right?
Today’s Nerdgasm is bitter sweet.
At the end of 2013, I was bouncing around in Canada.
While in Toronto, I was doing my usual research of nerdy places and interesting bookstores to visit and low and behold….
It’s Christmas morning. I wake up to the sound of a howling draft and the balcony wind charm dancing noisily. No Christmas carol singing here. Only the sound of the angry wind fussing ferociously with the ocean. A lover’s quarrel that has endured the entire night.… Read more
Some people call it location independence. Other people call it being a digital nomad.
These are both new terms for the concept of being free to move around and earn money from anywhere by using your laptop. This is what I now do full time (when not chillaxin with relatives in Florida).… Read more
I am writing this post while sitting on the train from Montreal to Toronto, Canada. This has been a week of trains.
I flew to Halifax, Nova Scotia last week, where I spent about 4 days. I then hopped on a train to Montreal (well, my 34 year old behind hasn’t ‘hopped‘ ANYWHERE since childhood-I merely strolled up to the train and sat down in an empty seat).… Read more