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Trade your expectations for appreciation and your whole world changes instantly. When I left my home to travel for an...

I’ve now slept in the same bed for 8 consecutive weeks - the longest period of time in two years....

Our brains naturally gravitate toward routines. We like patterns. It makes life easier, which leaves more energy for non-routine things,...

I start my new job tomorrow. Granted, it’s just training week, but I still have to get dressed up and...

Sweat dripped down my back and coated my arms. The sun beat down relentlessly as I searched for the shady...

No matter how many different countries I visit, I’m always surprised at how different they are from each other. Each...

I have no concept of time anymore. One week on the road can feel like a lifetime. Martin and I...

It has been nearly 5 weeks since Martin and I arrived in Vietnam, strapped on helmets, and hit the road...

After two weeks in Vietnam, culture shock has finally kicked in. Cravings for the familiar instead of the novel are...

To summarize my experience in Vietnam on motorbike is really hard. The experience is not made up of just one...

I’ve been in Vietnam for three days. In the past three days I’ve driven about 270 kilometers on a motorbike. I’ve...

After weeks of stagnation, things are moving and shaking around here.  Oh man, I needed to stay still these past...

When I hit the road in July 2014, I had aspirations of being a nomad, wandering the earth, discovering new...

Looking back at my travels this past year, I'm flabbergasted that I've been on the road this long. When Martin...

As much as I hate to admit it, it is holiday season. Even in Australia, Christmas music is playing everywhere....

We only had a few hours to make plans for our visit to Sydney, but after 16 months of travel,...

We arrived in the dark after a 14 hour bus ride. The streets smelled like night jasmine, but it wasn’t...

Two days ago, the cool wind flew through my hair while the warm sun shone on my face. The ferry...

We’ve been having a good time hanging out in Australia so far. Melbourne (pronounced MEL-bin) is the largest city in...

It took us 24 hours to get from Minneapolis to Melbourne, Australia. A 4 hour flight from Minneapolis to LA...