Austria wasn’t a new country count for my collection, but with the limited travel these days (Corona Virus 2020) I decided to take the scenic route on a roundabout around the world summer backpacking tour. The decision didn’t make sense logistically as I tried to make my way East. Meeting border closures and dead ends, […]
My Midwest Road Trip
I’m finishing my freedom road-trip of Covid rebellion. I stayed home for seventy days, then couldn’t take it anymore. I had to go. It was a trip that lead me through middle America, the heartland, the America that most international tourists don’t get to see. It started at the monument of our leading men carved […]
Possibly the Only Story You Will Ever Read About Alaska’s North Slope, Prudhoe Bay, Deadhorse, and the Alaskan Arctic [Part 2]
You can find Part 1 of this story here The inside of the Arctic Oilfield Hotel looked like a camp that you might see in Antarctica. It was complete with everything needed to keep you entertained and sane during the brutal winter: x-box room, free fancy laundry, board games, all you can eat snacks. We […]
My favorite Places Around Banff
I’ll give it to you straight– I went to Banff at the wrong time of year. The beginning of June was packed. Lake Louise wasn’t as serene as the Pintrest pictures tried to fool me. I was elbow deep fighting bus tourists for a photo op. But it wasn’t my fault: while researching this trip, […]