There is always that one person on most every group travel trip. You know… “the one.” They often exhibit one or more of the following characteristics: An exhausting personality or offensive sense of humor. The embodiment of the crass and entitled (North) American tourist stereotype. Talking your ear off at dinner, all the while complaining about […]
For longer than I can remember, my work has had a tradition where fellow staff give lunchtime presentations about their international trips. It’s a fun way to learn about the world and dream up new exotic locations to visit before returning to the email-meeting-email hamster wheel we all seem to find ourselves stuck on. When […]
Where has the time gone? We only have a few weeks left in our amazing six-month adventure traveling the world. Both Glenn and I are sad that our trip is coming to an end…but also excited to return to the comforts of home. We spent this past week backpacking the Overland Track in Tasmania. (You […]
I’m trying not to develop a complex, but natural disasters seem to follow us everywhere we go. I feel like our arrival in a new country should be taken as a bad omen as the power of nature will soon befall those in our path. When we arrived in Quito (Ecuador) the nearby volcano Cotopaxi began […]
