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RUTA 40

Road trip. Whether you’re a grey nomad, going surfing with a bunch of mates, gearing up as a family to go visit the relo’s, these two words roll off the tongue into a smile. When you get your licen...

SUMMIT TO SEA

After a day’s break I’m ready to move again. This time towards the tourist hot spot of Machu Picchu, but with a bit of a twist. Instead of paying the exorbitant $1000 to have guide walk me up the h...

I’M NOT GOING TO ALASKA

I wrote a little while ago about happiness on the road, I plan to continue that train of thought here. Before I dive into this, let me set a scene for you. Imagine you’re travelling alone, proper a...

A Journey through Yosemite National park

Yosemite National park in California is one of the most spectacular places I’ve ever been. The scenery in like none I’ve seen before. It’s as if the landscape is a snapshot into the very distant pa...

…STRESS LESS

I’ve often scared myself by exploring the thought of floating aimlessly & alone in space without rescue in sight. What would transpire in one’s mind if all that is left is to float way through ...

WHY YOU SHOULD ALWAYS SAY YES TO ADVENTURE TRAVEL

Adventure – what does it mean to you? Throwing yourself out of a plane, leaping off a cliff, or hiking a mountain? Or perhaps just travelling solo to a country you’ve never been to before? Whatever...

Capturing the Natural Splendor of Lake Superior

Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world, with a coastline twice as long as California’s and a surface area that could nearly swallow the state of Maine. With an average depth of 4...

NORTHERN LIGHTS

The pursuit of the Northern Lights can be elusive. It’s common to feel that you’re at the mercy of Mother Nature’s whims when the wrong timing, the wrong conditions or the wrong weather so easily t...

24 HOURS OF LIGHT

The seasons in Finland, Sweden and Norway are not only about how much to layer up. Above all, they are about experiencing the vast changes in light. Observing a few dozen minutes of faint blue tint...

QUE SERA, SERA

They say to think positively because it feels better but that’s easier said than done sometimes. The amount of times I’ve gone through pain in this heart, or putting it through the torment of possi...

How to Hike the Lost Coast Trail

This past fall, I invited five friends to hike the northern half of the Lost Coast Trail, a three-day, 25-mile backpacking trip along the most rugged stretch of coastline in California. Our journey...

Puma Tracking in the Heart of Patagonia

Along the northeastern perimeter of Torres del Paine National Park, the ground is cold and hard, rife with frost from last night’s chill. Short shrubs sprout in furry hues of olive and brown, formi...