When you’re riding, you’re exposed. Warm valley updrafts caress your mountain chilled skin. Nostril burning cityscapes give way to sweet forests and fields. Curious locals greet you every time you stop to rest. You experience the world without filter. The resulting memory is vivid, pure, and forever beckoning you to return. Having motorcycled through parts […]
The Best Way To Get From Bangkok To Ko Pha Ngan
You’ve spent the last 5 days in Bangkok. You’ve defeated your jet lag and gotten your bearings. You’ve seen the temples and the ping pong show. But now you’re fed up with the big Bangkok and ready to relax on the island paradise of Ko Pha Ngan. How To Get To Koh Pha Ngan? The […]
30 Awesome Adventures On The Cheap
Maybe I was born this way or maybe I grew up watching too much Indiana Jones. Whatever the case, I tend to spend way too much time looking up and fantasizing about cheap adventure ideas. Being the broke runaway that I am, the adventures that always catch my eye are those that are cheap. They […]
Sail The San Blas Islands On An 85ft Yacht
Although most backpackers embark on this trip in order to safely traverse the drug cartel filled jungle known as the Dairen Gap, it is much more than simply a ferry service between the continents. It is a Caribbean sailing adventure where you will explore islands and witness sunsets that are the stuff of dreams and […]
Go Rafting In Costa Rica!
Rafting is much more than simply floating down a treacherous river in an inflatable boat that looks like it’s ready to pop. It’s more than just a cheap adrenaline rush. And it’s not just another thing to do for the rich holiday maker. From the moment you depart the bank of the river, you lose […]
How To Go Volcano Boarding! Everything You Need To Know
After an hour hike we make it to the very top of the 2,000 ft volcano known as Cerro Negro. The only thing left to do now, volcano board down it. Our guide Ross asks for volunteers to go first. My apprehension and excitement mix into a potent shot of adrenaline, and my hand shoots […]
Visit The Pyramids For Cheaper Than You Think
We’ve all seen them in pictures or on our 3D Hi-Def Tv’s, but there’s nothing like seeing them in true life. Whether you visit them on foot, camel, horse, or see them from the second floor of the adjacent Pizza Hut, they are truly a sight to behold. They are a grand testament to man’s […]
How To Protest Around The World
I look up. A volley of cans are hurling in a high arc through the smoke filled air. I immediately calculate their trajectories and realize they’re heading right for me. With zero time, I leap to safety. The first one lands just a few feet from where I was standing. White gas suffocates the air. […]
European Music Festival Guide
European summer festivals are epic. They are arguably the largest, longest, most drug and sex filled, multi-cultural parties in the world. There is so much drinking and fornicating going on that no doubt thousands and thousands of babies are conceived there each year. If this is one of the EU’s population schemes to promote a […]
How To Become A Pirate
Among the prospective life paths I envisioned as a child, becoming a pirate ranked right up there with Indiana Jones, James Bond, and Batman. What could be cooler than climbing aboard a ship with a bunch of one eyed, ragtag, parrot wearing sailors and setting sail in search of plunder and adventure in the unknowns […]