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Guest Post: Mental Health Tips For The Modern Traveller

Mental health is an area of health people often overlook. And when you travel, you are constantly out of your element, experiencing new places, people, norms and environments. This can be extremely rewarding, exciting and fun, but it can also take its toll on your mental health. I asked my friend Jaime, who is a […]

People Doing Cool Stuff: Meet Anna Gala, Creator of Project Village

  My friend Anna from back home in Toronto, Canada is a very outgoing and giving person. She decided she wanted to spread a little love and empowerment, because duhh!! love and empowerment are AWESOME! So she came up with a concept which fuses fashion and philanthropy. Project Village. I met Anna about 6 or […]

Discovering Ayahuasca (part 4) My Third Encounter; Passion in Purging

I arrived in Cali, Colombia about a month ago. After realizing I had been in the Iguana Hostel for two weeks, it was apparent something about Cali was drawing me in. I decided I wanted to spend a bit of time in here so I started looking for some other accommodation. As fun and social […]

This Is One Of The Most Brilliant Preformance Art Pieces I’ve Ever Seen

A video went viral earlier this week, where a man who doesn’t quite conform to societal norms, gives a profound speech about life. I had been searching for the video today to show it to a friend and I ended up finding the back story on the guy in this video, Matthew Silver. In case […]

Becoming a Fully Independent Freelancer: Dude, I’m Quitting My Day Job!

Preface: I often meet people who have aspirations of freelancing. But how does one just up and become a freelance contractor? How does one overcome the huge wall of instability and unknown? Today, a friend expressed her frustration and discouragement about her current situation. ‘I don’t know how to get to where I want to […]

Aubrey Marcus’s 10 takeaways from MastermindTalks in Toronto, Canada

Aubrey Marcus recently spoke at the MastermindTalks in Toronto Canada. Here are 10 takeaways Aubrey posted via his fellow entrepreneur speakers: 1. You can’t expect anyone to follow your vision, unless they too have seen your vision. Paint the picture of what you are striving for as vividly as possible, and then figure out how […]

FAQ: How to financially sustain yourself while you travel?

The only thing standing between you and your goal is the bullshit story you keep telling youself as to why you can't achieve it. - jordan belfort

A very frequent question I get is, how do I manage to sustain myself (in a financial sense) while traveling? This morning I got an email from Will and Margaux, a couple who are traveling long distance and low-budget in their van. They wanted to see if I had any advice for them as far […]

People Doing Cool Stuff: Meet Linzi and Gwyn aka The Overlanders

Meet Linzi and Gwyn (aka The Overlanders) who have broken away from the social norm and been on the nomadic path since 2007. They met snowboarding, becoming good friends, until 2010, when they officially became a couple. They have hammered Europe, North America, Africa, the Caribbean and Asia, including a 2-month stint around China and […]

When Your Passion Fades… What’s Next?

Whether it be work, relationships, travel or what have you, when you find your passion, It’s a labor of love, pulsing life throughout your body and mind. You think to yourself, I have found my passion and I want to pursue it to the max. But as I am sure you have experienced at some […]

Can Distance Bring You Closer Together?

This post is dedicated to my family and close friends. To those who I know I can always count on. To those who hold a special place in my heart. Over the past seven-years or so, I have become somewhat of a habitual traveler. Each trip I take seems to last longer, and the time […]

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