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Happy New Year! If you’re anything like me, you love this time of year because it’s full of opportunity. It’s a clean slate to start anew and accomplish what you didn’t manage to before. It’s a chance to create newer and bigger goals to ensure you’re continually growing and improving. Let me ask: What do […]
If you’re subscribed to my newsletter (you are, right?!), you’ll know I recently attended the World Domination Summit (WDS) in Portland, Oregon. This amazing conference is spearheaded by Chris Guillebeau, who traveled to every single country in the world (before the age of 35!) and wrote The Art of Non-Conformity (one of my favorite books ever). WDS is based on three […]
I looked over the edge of the canyon. It was a steep 200-foot drop down a red wall. One of the members of our group threw a rock over the edge, and we didn’t hear a crash for what seemed like a really long time. “We’re supposed to rappel down… that?” I asked. “Yup! It’ll […]
I’m a firm believer in karma. Not in the woo-woo sense, that “the universe will balance itself” or whatever, but that good things happen to good people. Of course, bad things do, too, and good things to bad people — but in general, if you view the world with a positive lens and strive to […]
It’s 2014. Woot woot! What do you want to do this year? Travel more? (I hope so!) If that’s the case, take a second to reflect on what’s been holding you back thus far. I bet I can take a guess: “I don’t have the money.” Though that’s a good excuse, it’s still that: an excuse. […]
I’d been in Lisbon for several days and was loving it. I was staying at a charming hostel, had eaten some delicious food, and was really getting to know the city. But I had to fly to Italy in two days. Italy is one of my favorite countries, so normally, that wouldn’t sound like a burden […]
Exactly one year and one week ago, I published a post that thrilled me to write: “Why I’m SO Excited… And Pretty F-ing Terrified.” Why was I excited and terrified? Because, for the first time in 12 years, I didn’t have another job lined up after leaving Alaska. It had been just about a month […]
2013 is going to rock. That’s because it’s YOUR year to travel. Yesterday, I talked travel motivation and making travel your priority. And how you should take one step TODAY to make your dream trip happen. But what if you don’t know what that one step should be? Welllll, without further ado, here’s your 7-step […]
2013 is here. Woot! I was going to write a lame post discussing how awesome 2012 was or what my goals are for the next year — in fact, I had it all drafted up and ready to go. Then I realized that 2013 isn’t my year. It’s YOURS. I’ve been home for the past […]
I’m SO excited to share this story with you today, because it’s about an awesome cause and person. I met Jay Berkes a few years ago in Buena Vista, Colorado, where he was working as a whitewater rafting guide. Jay recently began an endeavor called The Haiti 100. In his words, it’s “a cross-country, self-supported, […]