On The Road

Crossing a border over land can be tricky as hell or really smooth, and sometimes which one it turns out to be is not entirely up to you or even the officials – but the bus drivers. The bus drivers conveniently make you stop for an hour or two in the heat to make you [...]

Watching your own body language – the way you say things and how you act can be difficult when traveling in foreign cultures, but that’s nothing compared to trying to understand gestures from other cultures! Here is a list of gestures around the world that I’ve found rather confusing… 1 The Indian Yes-No-Maybe shake If [...]

Guest Post Written By David: At some point in your life, you have probably found yourself behind one of those people who take forever in security due to poor preparation or, even worse, you have been one of those people yourself. Although customs and security will ... [...]

Something I bought as a little extra luxury item on my travels turned out to be one of the best things I’ve ever bought. I cannot recommend a sleeping bag liner enough. Both me and Nathan bought one each a few years ago, and since then they have saved our nights more than once. So, [...]

I wish I couldn’t write about this topic, but sadly enough it’s not all that hard. There are places that are reaching a point of destruction, and for different reasons they will soon be gone. As I write this post, I feel split between paradoxes. While I would really want to see these places, I [...]

Muddy hiking boots, cargo pants, dirty week-old clothes, and a back drenched in sweat from the warm backpack you’ve been carrying for the last few hours… it doesn’t really sound like the sexiest look ever, does it? Backpacking is far from the romantic idyllic pictures you see in travel ads where everyone always wear ... [...]

Guest Post – Chris: There have been all manner of lists over the years telling you exactly what you should take on a plane to make it a more enjoyable flight… However this was before the influx of portable technology that allows you to enjoy the flight a lot more than you used to! So [...]

Guest Post – Karen: Personally I see more of a fun factor to traveling the world alone as I find you really get to enjoy the freedom. As a single traveler, you decide the location, where you stay, luggage, route, places of interests and can arrange for the finance accordingly. You don’t face the trouble of [...]