I present to you my guide to stuff for world domination. Now, you may jump up in the air screaming that I preach minimalism, yet here I am going to discuss acquiring stuff. Well, cool your horses charlie. The stuff I am going to discuss here will lead to a simplistic journey around the world [...]
Category Archives: Travel
20 Reasons Why You Need to Travel Starting NOW
I entered my junior year of college with two things in mind…1) hit the bars and clubs once I turned 21 and 2) pump out as many courses as possible to lighten the load on my senior year. This quickly changed when I met the crazy man from Aussie who opened my world to the [...]
How to Go from 9-5 on Friday to Aussie Bum by Monday
My life stumbled into a college course on who-knows-what about who-really-cares back in the Fall of 2004. I am not sure if I was praising the porcelain god the night before or I had worked until midnight, but I was tired and about to have to listen to some boring lecture. Then, this random Aussie [...]
Hostel’s: High’s and Low’s
Hostels: The High’s and the Low’s
My first hostel experience was back in July of 2005. I was traveling up the Eastern coast of Australia. The group I was with would party and drink to the wee hours of the night and catch a few shut eye hours back at the various hostels we stayed at. Life was great and little concern over the accommodations was made.
This time around, the hostels would get their upper hand.
The first hostel I stayed at upon arrival in Sydney had about 3 showers and 2 bathrooms per 80 people. The rooms was dingy and could be concerned up to date if the year was 1976. The cockroaches roamed and ruled over the kitchen. Comfort was tough to come by to say the least.
The Excursion that was…..
As I stared through the 5 inch faux-glass window of the Qantas jet, I realized I was finally home. I could see the Golden Gate Bridge. The Transamerica Pyramid. The old Candlestick Park. But more importantly, I could see my future.
My time abroad was adventurous, tiring, educational, timely, enjoyable. But I quickly realized while in [...]
Where ya been….
So I must apologize…The internet access at the place I was staying during the last two weeks of travel was not the greatest. So I am back now and hopefully will have some new and exciting content up very, very soon.
I will be posting a new ‘Spot on the Map’ article. Are there any places [...]
How to hit the JACKPOT…
This is the story of my best flight ever….
I sat in Terminal A4 of San Francisco International Airport, better known as SFO, waiting for my flight to board for Sydney. I knew the travel industry was hit hard, but I was still surprised to see so few people sitting in the terminal with me.
Around 9:45, [...]
I’m outta here (for real this time)…
So, I am pretty much outta here. I head Sydney, Australia in the next few hours. This is the big Life Excursion I have been hoping for a long time. Dreams do come true.
It took a lot to get to this point. I have worked really hard to save enough to last (hopefully). I plan [...]
