The Sticky Waterfalls
My first visit to Bua Tong – also called the Sticky Waterfalls – in Thailand really stuck with me (pun intended). In fact, I loved it so much I went a second time! Unlike most waterfalls that must be admired from afar, the sticky waterfalls are meant to be played in! You can actually hike all the […]
The Great Escape
Last week I watched as a man in a great escape somersaulted off a moving train. If you’ve ever ridden an Amtrak you know it’s like the wild west. There are hardly any rules and zero security. Half the time they don’t even check your ticket until well after that ship or, I should say […]
Guide to Getting Naked on the Beach
The first step to getting naked on the beach is to confirm that you are at a nude beach. I don’t judge, but if you’re naked on a regular beach you might end up on some sort of list. Once you find a proper nude beach, all that’s left to do is take your clothes […]
Icelandic, Phallological Museum
Nothing makes you feel smaller than standing next to a six foot long sperm whale penis—except maybe standing next to the whale itself. That’s what I learned at the Icelandic Phallological Museum in Reykjavik. Like many successful business endeavors, the idea for the museum came from a joke. Sigurður Hjartarson, the museum’s founder, began receiving […]
Pee Bandit
The first time I ever stayed at a hostel, a British guy took a pee on a girl from France. I was doing a Workaway there in a tiny fishing town called Mompiche on Ecuador’s coast. Since it was my first night, I was on a mission to make friends. I sat at the hostel’s outside […]
My Week as a Farmer
One of the ways I have previously mentioned I save money while traveling is by doing Workaways. I have worked at some hostels, a meditation center, and a couple of farms. One of the most interesting experiences I have had was working on a farm in the surrounding areas of Chiang Mai, Thailand. The farm […]
Laughable Travel Mishaps
As far as travel mishaps go, there are the typical, and then there are those that would only happen to me. My anxiety-fueled brain works hard before a trip to imagine every little thing that could go wrong. Be that as it may, I never saw these debacles coming. Here are my top five laughable […]
The Monastery
When I’m traveling, I have a rule: always say yes. Clearly, this doesn’t apply if it’s going to put me in obvious danger, but otherwise, I like to take advantage of every opportunity presented. So when my friend (whom I had known for a total of two days) asked if I wanted to stay at […]
Covid Abroad
I made it two years without getting covid. It wasn’t until I was in Thailand, 8,000 miles away from my home in Michigan, that the virus finally got a hold of me. I had already spent a week in quarantine upon arriving in the country. At the time of my trip, a strict quarantine was […]
Inti Raymi
I was fortunate to be in Ecuador for one of the largest Indigenous festivals of the year, Inti Raymi or, Fiesta del Sol. Inti Raymi takes place in June and celebrates a new harvest season. I was welcomed into the indigenous community of San Clemente to dance and drink in celebration of the Pacha Mama […]
