It was the summer of 2002 and I was on a train from Ljubljana, Slovenia to Vincenza, Italy. I had just spent a week adventuring around Slovenia which included swimming to the famous church on the island in Lake Bled...
We wandered the streets of Belmopan looking for a place to eat, and as we approached the main square we heard shouting and chanting. After a morning of cave diving and an afternoon of mountain biking, we just wanted some...
“Is she gonna be okay?”, I shouted through the door of the women’s bathroom. “I think so, she’s just really sick… go on and have fun, we’ll be okay”. The voice that shouted back was from Jen’s Mom, and Jen...
As a financially independent semi-retired blogger, you probably assume I’m also an ace travel hacker. By all appearances most in the FI blogosphere seem to be. Well, you’d be wrong. I’ve had a great rewards credit card for many years...
We were lost. Well, not entirely lost. We were trying to get to the rental car return and departure gates at Luxembourg airport, and failing. I say we weren’t entirely lost because we could see the airport. “Dude”, I said...
Back in 2007, while looking for another adventure, I decided I needed to visit the Galapagos Islands. It’s a Unesco World Heritage site and the place where Charles Darwin solidified much of his theory of evolution. Needless to say the...
“Wake up, it is time!” a voice shouted in broken English, breaking the metronomic sound of the tent flapping in the wind. It was 12:30am, and I didn’t have anything to wake up from. I was up. I put my...
Hey readers, I have a special guest post today from the fine folks at ClubThrifty.com. If you’ve read my blog you know that I’ve been lucky to do some crazy traveling to some far flung places. But if you’re new...
When you wander the streets of Samarkand, Uzbekistan, you can’t help but get a sore neck from all the gawking. It’s an ancient city that was a key stop on the Silk Road from China to the Middle East, and...
The cows were standing in the middle of the road somberly staring at our car, famished, ribs protruding out, barely looking alive. They clearly weren’t going to budge, and by the looks of them they likely didn’t have the energy. ...
A little while back while doing laundry in my basement I looked up to see water coming between the wooden planks of my kitchen floor. After scrambling upstairs and shutting off the dishwasher, I grumbled about the mess and realized...
!! - NEW ART - !!
!! - NEW ART - !!
!! - NEW ART - !!
!! - NEW ART - !!
!! - NEW ART - !!
!! - NEW ART - !!
!! - NEW ART - !!
!! - NEW ART - !!
!! - NEW ART - !!
2024 Activity Tracker
Cycling: 4538 Miles
Running: 266 Miles
Hiking: 33 Miles
Paddling: 71 Miles
Climbing Days: 1
2023 Activity Tracker
Cycling: 5400 Miles
Running: 472 Miles
Hiking: 37 Miles
Paddling: 96 Miles
Climbing Days: 6
2022 Activity Tracker
Cycling: 5408 Miles
Running: 321 Miles
Hiking: 43 Miles
Paddling: 40 Miles
Climbing Days: 7
Turnip FIRE! Disclaimer:
Turnip FIRE! is like, real fake news. I mean, there’s fake news that’s meant to be real, and then fake news that’s meant to be fake. The fake news that’s meant to be real is like, actual fake news. Turnip FIRE! is fake fake news…. okay now I’m confused…. Anyhoo, don’t take any Turnip FIRE! stories seriously. Just don’t.
Recent Comments