Black boogers. Cat’s butt breath. Phlegm filled coughs. Overall brain deadness. Yet every morning I would spark up a lip burning debate with my good friend the cancer stick. I would smoke two to enhance my coffee buzz, a few to loosen the bowels, and a dozen to write a blog post. Everyday for over 10 years I got closer and closer to becoming an 85 year […]
How Traveling Got Me Into College
Everyone always says that going traveling will help you find your purpose. They exclaim that adapting to new environments builds confidence. They claim that the entire experience becomes an asset that you can draw upon for the rest of your life. Honestly, I couldn’t agree more. It was because of an understanding of my privileged position in the […]
Do You Really Need Travel Insurance?
I’m an optimist. I hardly ever think of buying travel insurance before an adventure. It’s expensive and chances are I won’t even need it. I would much rather invest in new travel gear than drop a few hundred dollars on insurance. But then I look back. Back to those times when some insurance could have saved me a great deal […]
Travel Advice From 101 World Travel Experts
Travel could potentially threaten your physical well being or even lead to your demise. You might die in any number of horrific ways on your travels. You could come down with Typhoid fever, you could be on flight 224 that crashes into the Atlantic Ocean, or you could even drown in feces after falling into […]
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 […]
The Best Religion In The World
Wandering the world at 16 without a penny to my name, I let my stomach do most of the decision making. I met Islam after learning I could get free dinners at sundown. Then they told me I could sleep in any mosque and get free food as long as I was a Muslim and […]
Everyone Thinks I’m Running Away
Everyone thinks I’m running away from life. They tell me I need to go back to school, find a real job and settle down. They say I can’t keep running away forever. I understand where they’re coming from. I really do. And considering I literally ran away from home at 16, I’m not surprised they’re […]
10 Things We Can Learn From The Happiest People In The World
Scandinavia is located as North as Alaska. It’s cold, dark, damp, and dreary for nearly 9 months out of the year. And when summer does come, it is often plagued by overcast skies and drizzle. Yet somehow, year after year, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, rank highest in GNH or gross national happiness. Since it can’t […]
The Best Country For First Time Budget Backpackers
You’re dead set on running away and backpacking the world. You’ve found the courage, you’ve saved up enough money, and maybe your bag is already packed. The only thing left to do now…decide where you’re going to go first. The beauty about this predicament is that you can literally go anywhere you want. On the […]
How To Convince Your Parents To Let You Run Away & Travel The World
If you want to hit the open road and explore the world but have douche bags for… I mean parents who are very much opposed, this article is for you. Whether you believe that talking to them would be a waste of time or whether you have already argued for hours, convincing your parents to […]
What Really Is Deja Vu?
We have all experienced Deja Vu. Those times when you’re on the pot and you turn your head just so and you are suddenly hit with an overwhelming feeling as though you’ve done it before. Ok, admittedly that wasn’t a very good example, but when I get Deja Vu, it often happens on the porcelain […]
Stop Drinking the Water: A Diarrhea Monologue
Copy: If you think I get diarrhea a lot, then you would be right. Although I don’t have irritable bowel syndrome or some other gastro-intestinal disorder, I do have a very short memory and grandiose bowel ego. In other words, I am quick to forget how discomforting the last bout of diarrhea really was, […]
