When both of us were in elementary school we read the book Underground to Canada. I remember as a child the images of the two slaves running through the swamps and forests and how terrifying it must have been to travel north to Canada. Imagine my surprise when one day whilst surfing the internet I should …
When I was a kid, I knew it was never a good thing to quit. My mother made me stay in Brownies and Girl Guides long after the charm had warn off. When I struggled with grade 12 math, she made me finish it even though I didn’t want to. She said quitting was …
Travel requires three things: desire, money and time. We hope that after reading a few of our posts you have the desire. The focus of this post is to explore tried and tested options Matt and I have used to find the time to travel. Not sure about how to get the cash? Scroll to …
Some lessons travel teaches us are true life lessons like how to treat people, and what to expect of strangers. Other lessons are more travel specific. This post shares 35 lessons we learned while travelling for a year. We hope you can learn from us so you don’t find yourself without toilet paper after a spicy …
I was flipping through our Lonely Planet guidebook on Ethiopia and read about an interesting location in the NE of the country: The Danakil Depression. Perhaps what caught my eye was the statement: this is probably what Hell looks like! We both thought this sounded like an adventure and were lucky enough to join in …
Retirement planning is often on our minds because we want to ensure we continue to have adventures well into our golden years. At this point we have determined there are three viable options available to us for our retirement: Retirement Plan A states that I can hang up my working hat at the ripe old …
It would seem that when the Soviets left the Baltic States they left a few things behind…like AK-47’s. So we decided we should try shooting them! In Tallinn people were buying these guns with lead in the barrels and bringing them on to their cruise ships. As our guide said: “you were happy, we were …