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Things that Europe Sucks At #1: Showers
This is not a shower. This is a bath that aspired to be a shower but didn’t make it. Photo from my shared apartment in Budapest. It could almost get by as a Japanese shower, but it’s missing the stool...
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All the posts about a year’s worth of travel are already written, either in my head or on my laptop. They’ll be here as soon as I find the time to post them. Thanks for stopping by, and if you want to...
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Strike Mission: From Budapest to Istanbul in 4 Days
This has happened before: I have a deadline to be somewhere, I’m nowhere near it, and I’m out of time. Back in late November I was in Southern Peru and needed to get to Santiago, Chile in under a week...
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365 Days: 20 things I Learned from Traveling Around the World
Travel for long enough and one day you wake up to realize: This is no longer a vacation, it’s your life. Over one year ago I quit my job and decided to travel around the world. This was both a dream...
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Off to Kiteboarding Mecca La Ventana this Week
Tomorrow we’ll be driving from Central California to the tip of Baja Mexico: about 1,500 miles of desert, sagebrush, and endless Negra Modelos. Destination: La Ventana, a massive sandy bay on the sea...
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SE Asia: Set Up Shop Anywhere in Less than 8 Hours
Some places are made for laptop nomads. You arrive with no plan, no contacts, no reservations, and in just a few hours you have cell service, a furnished apartment, transportation, a gym membership,...
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5 Reasons You Should Quit Your Job to Travel Now
There are a million great reasons to quit your job to travel the world, but here are five things that matter right now. There’s never been a better time to get out and experience the world. #1 The US...
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What it Costs to Live Around the World
A breakdown of my cost of living over the last few years. I’m a strong believer that budgeting and tracking are among the most important skills you can develop. Simply because to be in charge of your...
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