Hippie Van engine rebuild.. again
If you have been following on facebook or instagram, you will know that I drove back up to Canada at the beginning of May. I’m enjoying being back home, spending time with family and friends, and got to attend the 30th annual June Jitterbug30th annual June Jitterbug Volkswagen gathering in Niagara Falls, On. This week […]
Hippie Van Man End Of Summer Update: BACK TO BRAZIL!
As many of you know via updates on Facebook as well as my blog post a couple months back; at the start of June I decided to fly back to Toronto, Canada to spend time with my family as my father was going through some health issues. I left the Hippie Van at a friend’s […]
Hippie Van Mans Favourite Pan American Road Trip Photos from 2014
What a year it has been! I started 2014 leaving Mexico heading South into Guatemala. Eventually I would end up all the way in Lima, Peru before flying home for the Holidays to end off the year with family and friends. I wanted to take a quick look back at some of my favorite travel […]
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 […]
Some Developing Nations Project Shots in Honduras
I was staying with my Honduran friend’s family during my visit to Honduras.They took me to all sorts of great places. Among them, was their home village, Yamaranguila. I only shot a couple photos but here they are. Many of these people are of Lenca origins. The Lenca people represent about 4.6% of the total […]
Posadas, Ponche and Piñatas – A Mexican Pre-Christmas Tradition
I was lucky enough to be introduced by a mutual friend, to Luis, in Mexico City. Luis’s family was having their annual Posada and he invited me to come with. So what is a Posada? It’s a celebration during the 9-days leading up to Christmas. The tradition originated in Spain but is now mainly celebrated […]
Hippie Van Man Interview for Cheapflights.com: How to plan an epic road trip
I was recently interviewed by cheapflights.com travel columnist Taryn Adler. She wanted the low-down on how to plan an epic road trip. Here is a re-post of the interview. The original can be found by clicking here. Warm weather means road trip season – woohoo! To help you plan, we caught up with the guy […]