A Free-Flight Hitchhiking Adventure Home For The Holidays. A #HowToBudgetTravel
One of the things travel has really made me come to appreciate is family. In my 27-years I have only missed two December holidays with my family. The first time was in Goa, India, 2011 – two months into what would be an 11-month backpacking trip around South East Asia. The second time was this […]
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 […]
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 […]
27 Things I Have Learned in 27 Years
Today, May 7th, 2014 is my 27th birthday. So I thought I would depart some of the wisdom I have gathered over the past 27 years, and share it in an easy to follow list. 1. Lists (like this one) are easy to follow, and take less time to read. They work great for getting […]
How To Connect With Locals When You Travel
Over the past few years of wanderlust and travel, I have learned that the best travel experiences for me, usually involve meeting local people where I go. I recall my first trips being largely about events and places, but I quickly learned that to get a deeper, more profound and awesome experience, connecting with locals […]
The Open Road Still Softly Calls
Carl Sagan has long been one of my heroes and inspirations. This is one of my favorite quotes by the man, “We were hunters and foragers. The frontier was everywhere. We were bounded only by the Earth, and the ocean, and the sky. The open road still softly calls. Our little terraquious globe as the […]
2013 Year In Review
For the past couple years, I have decided to do an annual end of year recap, to look back on the highs and lows of the year as it comes to an end. After spending more or less the entire last year traveling in Asia, I thought it would be pretty hard to top, but […]
Jim’s Spirit and my Trip to Phoneix, Arizona
As some of you may know from my previous post Reminders of Carpe Diem; Lessons from a fallen friend, my good friend Jim Sissakis passed away a little over a year ago at the age of 24, after a battle with cancer. He ended up seeking treatment in Scottsdale, AZ and shortly before passing away, […]
Interview with Artist Nate Kogan
Hippie Van Man is about living ones dream and encouraging others to live theirs as well. When I thought of people I knew who were doing just that, one of the first people that came to mind was artist Nate Kogan. Nate has been a mentor of mine for a few years now. He has […]