The night before my trip I have many things on my mind.

Egad! Too much? Not enough? With less than 48 hours I have to commit to the contents of my backpack.

Toronto, Canada Where are you going? With a little more than a week until my RTW I pretend that I know the answer. I usually rattle off a well versed: Starting in Mexico, traveling through Central and South America. Some friends actually want to know the specific countries so I try to rhyme off my [...]

I first saw George on the streets of New York and was immediately jealous. Not because I wanted to go there, but because I hadn’t thought how to make my own street scenes more interesting. I had the mandatory photos of Times Square but they looked flat, like dozens of other traveler’s photos.

It’s easy. Just stop going to Starbucks, right? Twelve months ago I read posts about funding long term travel and it inspired me to save. Nothing I’ve outlined is earth shattering, but hopefully makes saving feel manageable.

While my last post outlines my ongoing problems with procrastination, I’ve made it through life by balancing it with a Type A personality. This becomes a bit challenging when I travel. I have never bought or carried a guidebook.

On January 4th I gave my employer 10 weeks notice and on January 6th I purchased a one-way flight to Mexico. This was immediately followed by nausea, panic and anxiety. Fortunately, the next day it was replaced with exhilaration. I was making progress.