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20 Photos That Will Make You Want to Explore the Palenque Ruins, Mexico

February 17, 2016 By John Widmer 6 Comments

A view of el palcio (the palace) Mayan ruins at Palenque

The Palenque Ruins are now firmly cemented as the most picturesque Mayan ruin site we’ve ever laid eyes on. It’s a mysterious & magical place to roam around and this photo essay of Palenque is an attempt to show you why. You can spend hours wandering this expansive site, popping in and out of […]

Filed Under: Adventures Around the World, Travel Tips Around the World Tagged With: Central America, Mexico

Top 20 Travel Experiences of 2015

February 4, 2016 By John Widmer 28 Comments

hiking on a trail in patagonia argentina towards the fitz roy mountain

This unprecedented second year of non-stop travel has brought us roaming around six different continents and 27 different countries for a total of over 65,000 miles while completely circumnavigating the globe. We’re often asked about our favorite places, which is difficult to pin down because each country we visit has […]

Filed Under: Adventures Around the World, Blogs, Monthly Updates Tagged With: Africa, Argentina, Asia, Australia, Chile, Cuba, Egypt, Europe, Germany, Malaysia, Montenegro, New Zealand, Oceania, Philippines, Slovenia, Thailand

21 Misconceptions & Curiosities to Understand Before Traveling to Cuba

January 9, 2016 By John Widmer 37 Comments

Havana street with Cuban flag and capital building

Cuba can be quite a curious country. We can easily proclaim that it is one of the most unique and interesting countries of the 50+ we’ve visited during this two-year trip around the world. Between our pre-trip research about Cuba and roaming around the island nation itself, we experienced lots of […]

Filed Under: Adventures Around the World, Blogs, Destination Guides, Travel Tips Around the World Tagged With: Best of, Central America, Cuba

Top 3 Wildlife Adventures You Can Do in Borneo on a Budget

August 2, 2015 By John Widmer 45 Comments

Borneo pygmy elephants spotted along the Kinabatangan River in Sabah, Borneo

One of our greatest motivations for exploring Malaysian Borneo was to explore the incredible wildlife that inhabits this region. But many of these wildlife-viewing opportunities seemed only to be offered on super expensive packaged-tours. Although many of those tours look absolutely amazing, they’re completely out of price range for us […]

Filed Under: Adventures Around the World, Destination Guides, Travel Bargains, Travel Tips Around the World Tagged With: Asia, Malaysia

Snorkeling with Whale Sharks in the Philippines

July 30, 2015 By John Widmer 34 Comments

Whale shark filter feeding sucking in its food from surface

The boatman asked, “Can you swim good?” “Yes, I’m a good swimmer.” “Okay, then you can take off your life jacket and jump in.” “Now? Right here!?” “Yes, go in the water.” And without much more hesitation, we both dove from the tiny boat and into the ocean off the […]

Filed Under: Adventures Around the World, Travel Tips Around the World Tagged With: Asia, Philippines

AJ Hackett Kawarau Bridge Bungy Jump Review of a Jump-Gone-Wrong

July 15, 2015 By John Widmer 24 Comments

John about to jump of the AJ Hackett Kawarau Bridge in the rain

It was a few months prior to roaming around New Zealand when I had received a quick message from friends who were meeting us there to travel around the South Island. They were letting me know their intentions to do the famous Kawarau Bridge Bungy Jump. Naturally, they thought we […]

Filed Under: Adventures Around the World, Blogs Tagged With: New Zealand, Oceania

Finding Otago Peninsula Wildlife (New Zealand)

May 2, 2015 By John Widmer 16 Comments

Close-up of a yellow-eyed penguin

We came to Dunedin for one reason: to find Otago Peninsula wildlife for which the region is known. This unique habitat in New Zealand is home to some of the most rare species in the world. The Otago Peninsula wildlife that you’re able to spot in its natural habitat made for […]

Filed Under: Adventures Around the World, Travel Tips Around the World Tagged With: New Zealand, Oceania

Is Milford Sound Worth It?

April 27, 2015 By John Widmer 22 Comments

Is Milford Sound Worth It?

The Milford Sound is a quintessential day trip on New Zealand’s South Island that tends to get lots of love. Take a look at just about any “Top Things to Do In New Zealand” article and you’ll probably find Milford Sound at the number 1 spot. The Milford Sound is […]

Filed Under: Adventures Around the World, Travel Tips Around the World Tagged With: New Zealand, Oceania

Hiking Arco Iris Trail from the Río Cochamó Valley (Chile)

April 23, 2015 By John Widmer 8 Comments

Hikers enroute to Arco Iris summit

Hiking Chile’s Arco Iris trail currently reigns with many superlatives for us. The trek up Cerro Arco Iris was definitely the most challenging one-day hike we’ve ever been on, without question the most technical, and certainly one of the most stunning. When it comes to trekking in Chile, it’s the routes around Torres […]

Filed Under: Adventures Around the World, Travel Tips Around the World Tagged With: Chile, South America

A Month In Transit: Argentina to New Zealand |Month #15 Update

April 20, 2015 By John Widmer 2 Comments

Argentina is a really big country. You realize this when you take a series of busses from the glaciers surrounding its southern-most city all the way to the tropical rain forests at its northern border with Brazil. During our travels, we’ve never kept track of time spent on transportation, but […]

Filed Under: Adventures Around the World, Blogs, Monthly Updates Tagged With: Argentina

A Journey to the End of the World: Travel Update Month #14

February 22, 2015 By John Widmer 1 Comment

Route map and photos of month 14 travels through Chile and Argentina

Month #14 has taken us on a long journey, bussing and hiking our way through the impressive Andes Mountains of Patagonia. So hop aboard and come along for the ride as we roam around amazing Patagonia! Month #14 At A Glance Countries visited: 2 Chile & Argentina Number of beds […]

Filed Under: Adventures Around the World, Blogs, Monthly Updates Tagged With: Argentina, Chile, South America

Climbing Volcan Villarrica: The Icy Hike to the Summit

February 18, 2015 By John Widmer 22 Comments

Summiting the villarica volcano

We had heard rumblings about an epic volcano climb in Southern Chile. So when we pulled into Pucon and laid eyes on the beautiful snow-capped Volcan Villarrica, she just begged for us to summit her icy cone. The very next day, we rose early to begin this exhilarating expedition. The […]

Filed Under: Adventures Around the World, Travel Tips Around the World Tagged With: Chile, South America

Lago Epuyen Kayak: A Day Trip from El Bolson, Argentina

February 10, 2015 By John Widmer 26 Comments

Collage of waterfall jump, kayaking, mate, and snorkeling in Lake Epuyen

Just south of the small Andean town of El Bolson, Argentina lays the settlement of Puerto Patriada which sits on the edge of Lago Epuyen. It’s a pretty remote spot that we couldn’t find any information about in any of our guidebooks. Yet its places like this that just beg for us […]

Filed Under: Adventures Around the World, Blogs Tagged With: Argentina, South America

Roaming Around Chile – Month #13 Travel Update

January 19, 2015 By John Widmer Leave a Comment

Our original plans were for a yearlong trip, so we never imagined we’d have a Month #13 Update. Yet here we are! So lets get to it… Month #13 At A Glance Countries visited: 1 Chile Number of beds slept in: 7 Miles traveled: 2,502 City-to-city transport segments: 5 Boat […]

Filed Under: Adventures Around the World, Blogs, Monthly Updates Tagged With: Chile, South America

Our Top 20 Favorite Travel Experiences from 2014!

January 6, 2015 By John Widmer 4 Comments

Top 20 travel 2014

One Very Full Year in Travel, The 20 Best Experiences: 2014 came to a close right at the same time that our first full year of travel has been completed, so we figured it’s a perfect time to recall and share our favorite travel experiences from this past year. In 2014 […]

Filed Under: Adventures Around the World, Monthly Updates Tagged With: Austria, Belgium, Belize, Colombia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Morocco, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine

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