Thou shalt hike to the top for sunrise
Ok...so I stole that from Lonely Planet..but it is kind of funny. I am talking about summiting Mt. Sinai: the[...]
Christmas in Mazatlan
My belly is full of turkey. I am surrounded by good friends and small splashes of wine in the bottom[...]
Rickshaw Run: 3 Wheels, 2 Weeks, 1 Crazy Adventure! Will We Survive?
What is the Rickshaw Run? In a word: Ridiculous. In more words: The Rickshaw Run is a 2 week long adventure[...]
Strange things done in the Midnight Sun….
This is one of our first ever blog posts about our time paddling on the Horton River in Northern Canada[...]
The Magic of New Friendships- An Uncruise from Costa Rica to Panama
I felt the magic on the third night of our cruise - sitting on the Bow of the ship drinking[...]
The couches of America
Getting out of the saddle is often the hardest part. That first moment when you release your sit bones from[...]
Running in the Mazatlan Marathon – 10 km in the heat
What better way to start my winter fitness program in Mazatlan than with a 10km run in the Mazatlan Marathon?!I[...]
Matt’s Take on: The ordinary
"Hunny, would you like breakfast?" Ordinarily, at home, most breakfasts include cornflakes (or fruit loops or some other nasty sugar[...]
The Russian Subway Angel
Arriving in RussiaWe were tired. ‘Feel it in your bones’ tired. ‘Non-functioning exhausted’ tired.We had just arrived in St. Petersburg[...]
Soaring over the Serenegti in a Hot Air Balloon
The morning came as a shock. It was 4:30! When I got rid of the guck out of my eyes,[...]
The Canol Heritage Trail – A Beginners Perspective
When Karyn said yes to hiking with us on the Canol Heritage Trail in northern Canada we were pretty surprised.[...]
Create the time to travel: 8 easy ways
Travel requires three things: desire, money and time. We hope that after reading a few of our posts you have[...]
Rolling Stoned – pretending to be 20 in Thailand
The dictator of the day got us into this mess. They wanted to Rock and Roll. So we did. Our[...]
Eating our way through Mobile Alabama
We were lucky enough to sample many of the culinary delights in our short time in Mobile, Alabama. Although we[...]
Matt’s take on: “Pilgrimming”
"To Pilgrim" - A journey in search of a higher plane. Our pilgrimage was the Camino De Santiago, a 650km[...]
Retirement: Plan C
Retirement planning is often on our minds because we want to ensure we continue to have adventures well into our[...]
Going out to dinner in Amman Jordan
To set the stage: Jordan is a Muslim country which means beer is hard to come by. Amman was in[...]
Gorilla Trekking: A How to Guide
We had such an incredible experience trekking the Mountain Gorilla's in Uganda and feel like everyone should experience this. So,[...]
