Today started out like any other day that starts at 2:00pm! Perhaps the jetlag actually hit me even though I was insisting I was fine. Nothing says adventure like taking the train to the bus to a taxi to get somewhere and then the tube to the train to get back! But it was worth…
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And we are off!
Most people who start off a backpacking tour start with a cheap flight and some pretty crappy accommodations. I am lucky enough to start off this trip with my parents with a business class seat and luxurious accommodations. In order to get the flight we wanted, we had to fly to Dallas for a night…
Let the journey begin!
After two years of thinking about actually leaving and 18 months of pseudo saving, I am finally leaving on my world tour. My goal is to be gone for a year, but we will see where life takes me and what I end up doing. Needless to say, my home is now on my back…
Minion Travels
Look out for my minion in my travel blogs around the world.
Travel and get paid for it…sort of
I love discovering organizations that allow for volunteer opportunities that are fun and give back to a community. GoEco is an organization that looks for people who are eager to volunteer and see the world. There are assignments from South Africa to Central America specializing in Medical, Conservation, Humanitarian and many others. There are many others…
I get by with a little help from my friends
My world tour will start in April and in order to keep it going for the year without having to pinch pennies, I’m trying to raise a little money. For all you travel fans out there supporting the nomadic lifestyle, each dollar helps me hit another destination to create another interesting blog. Click on the…
Nomadic Matt reblog
Once in a while someone says it exactly as I want to say it. Check out Nomadic Matt and his awesome travel blog. Read this article about one of the many reactions I get when I tell me I want to take a year off, or more.
Virgin America for the holidays
I booked my round trip flight from LAX to SFO for $54 each way on Virgin America. They had a one day flash sale I just couldn’t resist. I was pleasantly surprised when I saw their new safety video which included singing and dancing and a rap by a little girl. For frequent fliers we…
Mission Impossible III has nothing on me!
If you have watched Mission Impossible III then you know that Tom Cruise ends up in Shanghai catapulting off buildings and then escaping and running along some canals to save his fiancée. Those canals are actually about an hour outside of Shanghai in a little place called Tongli. Today started with a visit to Suzhou…
Rodeo Drive in China
Waking up in Shanghai at the JC Mandarin was like waking up on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. Outside the window was Cartier, Hermes, Chanel, Louis Vuitton and almost any other designer you could imagine. This was a vast contrast to the ancient architecture of Beijing. Shanghai literally means “above the sea,” and is China’s largest…
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