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 […]
Speaking with Seti Gershberg; Creator of Ayahuasca film: The Path Of The Sun
I met Seti Gershberg via an online Ayahuasca community. After reading about some of my Ayahuasca experiences which I shared, Seti got in touch with me to share the documentary he had just finished making about Ayahuasca. The Path of the Sun is a two-part documentary film, Ayahuasca Natures Greatest Gift and Q’ero Mystics of […]
Discoverying Ayahuasca (part 5) The Power of Silence
The last entry in my ‘Discovering Ayahuasca’ series, Passion in Purging, detailed my third encounter with Ayahuasca, which took place in mid-June 2014 an hour outside of Cali, Colombia. It was quite a night. Three weeks later, a friend who is doing her PHD on traditional medicine in South America, invited me to what would […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]