Camping on Isla Zapatilla
The heat and rotting food and lack of water on the fifth day of the Isla Bastimentos power outage overpowered our island- born laziness, prompting...
Riding Dirty- Touring the Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica
My bicycle was loaded with clothes, food, water, camping gear, electronics, and lots of other heavy crap. I mounted it and started pedaling. I kept pedaling...
Every City Has A Soul- Even Washington D.C.
The smorgasbord of free museums and government building tours make DC the picture perfect city for budget vacation advertisements. In the summer, pink-faced tourists in...
5 Secrets that Surf Instructors Won’t Tell You
After high school, I didn’t think that my lifelong dream of becoming a professional surfer should wait, even for the sake of college. I moved...
11 Reasons to Avoid the Airport
I’m a huge proponent of alternative travel (i.e. avoiding airplanes), and not just because I’m scared of flying. Travel by train, bus, or bicycle and...
Travel Keeps the Monsters Away!
The first time that I met my travel partner in crime/ boyfriend Ben was when our paths crossed at a small school in a small town in...