Just hours before I departed from JFK, I was put in contact with a a documentary film maker named Filippo. He and his wife had just completed the first portion of a UN sponsored documentary on the plight of African asylum seekers. Having done an exceptional amount of research, Filippo offered me loads of up to […]
How To Find Cheap Flights To South America
South America is considered by many to be one of the best continents for budget backpacking. Although visa costs for US Citizens and other nationalities are relatively high, local prices are not. While some regions, such as western Colombia are dodgy, most areas are extremely safe. Admittedly this is a bit of a generalization, but […]
10 Paradoxes From Around The World
The more you travel, the more you begin to notice the paradoxes, ironies, and injustices that characterize the world. While some are comical, others are disturbing. If more widely known, they would surely inspire change. After 8 years of backpacking and over 60 countries, below are just a few of the paradoxes I’ve noticed. 1) […]
How To Enter Honduras Without Being Extorted
Crossing international borders by land is usually a piece of cake. As long as you don’t look like a complete transient, you have money, you’re not a wanted terrorist and you haven’t overstayed your visa, there shouldn’t be a problem. Unfortunately, “Crazy Carmen” at the Honduran border to Copan had a few problems. She had […]
The Guatemalan Christmas Spectacular
This isn’t the first Christmas I’ve spent abroad. While I always miss my family back home in New York, I’m always thrilled to experience the holiday season in another culture. This year I find myself in The Guatemalan Christmas Spectacular. What makes it so spectacular? Explosions. I’m not talking about a single night of pretty […]
Coolest Street Market In The World
As a 16 year old runaway, life solely revolved around survival. I never had the money or energy to go to museums, eat at restaurants, or explore local street markets. But today, with a travel sustaining blog, I’m finally able to experience all those quintessential backpacker things that I missed out on as a kid. […]
Motorcycling With Mike Around Lake Atitlan
In my quest to find an apartment around Lake Atitlan, I came across an expat from upstate New York named Mike. He turned out to be the owner of Crossroads Café, a favorite coffee joint among both locals and expats in Panajachel Although Mike couldn’t help in terms of housing, he did e-mail me a […]
Top Ten Runaway Quotes
I really appreciate good quotes, especially when they speak truths of travel. Through a few clever lines, they have the ability to inspire, empower, and motivate. In order to get my runaway spirit soaring for my next runaway adventure, I decided to put together a list of my all time favorite travel quotes. 1) “There is […]
8 Songs That Will Inspire You To Run Away
Whenever I hear these songs I feel like running away. Even if I’m on already on the road, I feel like throwing my pack on my shoulder and wandering to the corners of the map to find something new. More than scent, sight, taste, or touch, it’s sound that does it for me. Many of […]
The Best Part About Being The Runaway Guide
I’m really lucky to be doing what I’m doing. I get to travel the world and write about all the crazy adventures I have. But by far the most rewarding part about being The Runaway Guide is not drinking massive amounts of sugarcane juice or surfing down volcanoes but rather the ability to inspire people […]
Starting All Over Again
Now is the moment of truth, a mental fork in the trail, a decision to be made. If I go up towards the bright mountain top, I will have to be disciplined, enduring, and work hard. But if I head down to the swamp, I can simply meander there, entertain my laziness, and bask in […]
Best Travel Book I’ve Read In Ages
I love to read but Buddha knows I don’t do it enough, which is probably kind of bad considering I want to be a writer. Instead, I generally end up downloading movies on my laptop or socializing at hostels. When I finally do pick a book it’s almost always the same one, Shogun by James Clavell. […]
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