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 […]
The 8 Most Dangerous Things About Present Day Colombia (Be Advised!)
Colombia has a notorious reputation for its dark history of civil war, land minds, narco-traffickers, guerrilla groups, kidnappings, violence and bloodshed. For many foreigners, when they hear ‘Colombia’, some of the first things that come to mind are Pablo Escobar, Cocaine, FARC (The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia—People’s Army), Kidnappings and of course Coffee. That […]
Developing Nations Shoot: Santa Marta, Colombia
My friend Mel from Colombia, invited me to come to the program she helps run, which offers free English classes to at risk youth on Saturdays. In addition to free english lessons and a positive social environment, the program provides the kids with sandwiches and drinks. I went down to see what was up. I […]
My Stay at Casa Verde Boutique Hotel in Santa Marta, Colombia
Recently I was contacted by Tom and Poli, a couple who own Casa Verde, a boutique hotel in Santa Marta, Colombia. Seeing that I was arriving in Santa Marta, they graciously offered my friend Vylan and I a room. I am by no means a hotel critic, but I have stayed in my fair share […]
Developing Nations Project: Panama City, Panama
For those of you who don’t know what the Developing Nations Project is, check it out here. I was driving around Panama City, Panama, photographing the buildings and graffiti. I ended up in a neighborhood, which I later learned was one of the most dangerous in Panama. Within 30 seconds of stopping my car and […]
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 […]
Discovering Ayahuasca, My Second Encounter (Part 3)
The following is a recollection of my second encounter with Ayahuasca. In part 1 of Discovering the Ancient and Sacred Amazonian Medicine, Ayahuasca I give a brief summary of how I came to know about Ayahuasca and what Ayahuasca is. In Part two, Discovering Ayahuasca, My First Encounter, I recount my first experience with Ayahuasca, […]