A question I am asked from time to time is whether I am thinking about or planning another big trip. While it seems far too soon to contemplate such a decision, the thought has crossed my mind. After all, I have learned a lot of lessons in the last 17 months and it would be [...]
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April 2009
A funny thing happened long before I left home in 2007 on my backpacking trip around the world – I became addicted to blogging. It all began when I signed up for a travel blog on BootsnAll. I noticed they were using a free, open source platform called WordPress, and thought to myself, if anyone [...]
I met Jeff and Mark when they passed through Medellin back in February, and am a fan of their blog, Definitely Casual, though I wish they would post more often! This is a video Mark put together while they were basking in the beauty of Rio de Janeiro. Not only does it make me want [...]
What happens when you take off for 3 days on a maxi racing yacht with a ridiculous amount of beer and boxed wine and far too many Canadian guys after severe rains and flooding in eastern Australia? Find out by reading my 3-post report on what it was like to sail the Apollo through the Whitsunday [...]
In 14 months of traveling the world, I received 17 dares. Family, friends, former coworkers, and plenty of readers I’ve never met were happy to challenge me to step even further outside of my comfort zone than simply putting myself in the middle of a new country or culture. As a result, I had a [...]
BOGOTÃ?, COLOMBIA: Erik (of TheGlobalTrip.com) gets shot point-blank in the stomach by a .38 caliber handgun while wearing a fashionable bulletproof leather jacket designed by Miguel Caballero, the “Armani of Bulletproof Apparel.” Miguel Caballero himself conducts the demonstration. This video corresponds to The Global Trip blog entry, “I Got Shot In Colombia And All I [...]
Fraser Island, the world’s largest island composed of sand, is a must see for even the most budget-conscious backpackers in Australia. A lumbering 4×4, thousands of really big spiders, wild dingos, a swim in beautiful freshwater Lake McKenzie, a pool tournament, and a 1,000 year old fern within the only rainforest in the world to [...]
While on the road, I received regular messages from individuals and companies looking to get the word out about their travel sites and services. Managing to ensure a daily post on the blog was challenging enough, let alone trying to publicize other unique and interesting sites. So now that I am planted firmly in Medellin, [...]