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  • Toronto’s Kensington Market and Chinatown

    Toronto’s Kensington Market and Chinatown

    [vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Most major cities around the world have distinct areas that are known for great people watching, amazing food, and a distinct vibe that gives you a sense of the communities living there.  Toronto is lucky enough to have two of these interesting and diverse neighborhoods smashed together creating a great area to walk around […]

  • Sports as a Travel Experience for Flashpackers

    Sports as a Travel Experience for Flashpackers

    The world cup is on and almost everyone I know is glued to their seats, which is interesting when you consider that the only time anyone in the US cares about soccer is every four years. I’d guess that the Olympics and the World Cup are the only two sporting events that are truly global […]

  • Exploring the 2014 Sundance Film Festival

    From experiencing new cultures to trying new cuisines, there are countless reasons to travel.  One of my favorite things to experience during a trip, and something I’ll often go out of my way to get to, is a festival.  Be it cultural, music or something else, festivals are exciting because they only temporarily exist at […]

  • Hitchhiking, Hot Tubbing and Hobnobbing at TBEX

    I spent this past weekend at TBEX 2012, a conference catering to travel bloggers, and let me tell you, it didn’t turn out at all like I expected.  I made some fast friends and reunited with some old ones, learned more than I knew but less than I expected, and networked with travel industry representatives […]

  • First Timer’s Guide For A Quick Trip to San Diego

    The best possible trip you can take to get away from Los Angeles is a quick two-two hour drive south to San Diego.  Ideal weather, terrific beaches, interesting neighborhoods and activities that cater to adults as well as families make it a great place to visit to get away from of the big city craziness […]

  • Travel Photo Roulette Round #44: “Once In A Lifetime”

    Travel Photo Roulette Round #44: “Once In A Lifetime”

    I am happy to announce I get to host the Travel Photo Roulette contest once again.  I previously won round #3 and hosted round #4 about 18 months ago and won the recent round #43 with the image taken above for the “adventure” theme hosted by Matt Gibson.  If you don’t know what Travel Photo […]

  • Cairns, Pro Dive and The Great Barrier Reef

    Cairns is the epicenter of options for diving the largest reef system in the world – The Great Barrier Reef.  A world heritage site and one of the seven natural wonders of the world (as named by CNN), this destination is high on the list of many travelers, and is certainly a spot not to […]

  • Exploring The Great Barrier Reef with Mike Ball Diving Expeditions

    The Great Barrier Reef is massive, and Cairns is the launching point for the majority of ways to experience the reef.  I’d known since I started this flashpacking adventure two-and-a-half years ago that I would be headed here, and now the time had come. I spent my first full day in Cairns doing research on […]

  • Independent Travel from Cairns to Sydney on Greyhound

    Over the month of July, I spent 25 days as part of a hop-on hop-off tour of New Zealand with Stray.  It was an amazing experience shared with a group of amazing people.  I decided it would be interesting comparing that trip with a more independent-style bus trip with Greyhound from Cairns to Sydney along […]

  • Stray, New Zealand – A Detailed Case Study of Hop On Hop Off Bus Travel

    Stray, New Zealand – A Detailed Case Study of Hop On Hop Off Bus Travel

    What’s it like to travel on a hop-on hop-off bus? I recently finished a whirlwind, twenty-five day trip around all of New Zealand with a hop-on hop-off bus company called Stray.  While I normally trend towards much more independent travel methods, I felt this was the way to flashpack across New Zealand.  Had I been […]