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Monthly Travel Update: From Oktoberfest to Fort Lauderdale by Land & Sea

November 11, 2015 By John Widmer Leave a Comment

October 2015 Route map from Oktoberfest to Fort Lauderdale

This past month of travel took us from landlocked Central Europe all the way to Fort Lauderdale, FL USA without taking a single flight. October was a jam-packed month of travel taking us 6,823 miles on this whirlwind escapade from camping out during the final days of Munich’s Oktoberfest, to a […]

Filed Under: Monthly Updates, Blogs, Posts Tagged With: Belgium, Europe, Germany, Slovenia, USA

Not-So-Monthly Travel Update: From Middle East to Middle Europe

September 30, 2015 By John Widmer 2 Comments

Route map from dover, england to tampa florida

As we’re about to disconnect from stable Internet for nearly the next month, we figured that now would be a most opportune time to give a quick travel update since our last not-so-monthly update from back in August having just left the Philippines! Now we’ve been roaming around the world on this non-stop […]

Filed Under: Monthly Updates, Blogs, Posts Tagged With: Africa, Croatia, Egypt, Europe, Hungary, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia, UAE

Egypt’s Modern Day Ruins: The Nile River Cruises of Yesteryear

August 19, 2015 By John Widmer 1 Comment

A worn life saver hangs on the rails of a Nile River cruise ship that has fallen to disrepair

This is a different glimpse at Nile River cruising and the current state of tourism along the famed river. Nile River trips have been a fairly common touristic voyage, which visit many of Egypt’s ancient temples along the way. In fact, there are more than 350 river cruise boats ready to ply the […]

Filed Under: Blogs, Misadventures Around the World, Posts Tagged With: Africa, Egypt

Not-So-Monthly Travel Update: SE Asian Invasion

August 9, 2015 By John Widmer 6 Comments

Our 4-month Southeast Asia route map of Thailand to Peninsula Malaysia to Singapore to Malaysian Borneo to the Philippines

Since we’re changing regions, we figured this would be a great time to give a trip update. August 15th will officially mark the end of our 20th month since we got rid of it all and started roaming around the world. So what better time for an update than now, […]

Filed Under: Monthly Updates, Blogs, Posts Tagged With: Asia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore

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, Posts Tagged With: New Zealand, Oceania

Discovering Street Art, Clan Jetties, Hashing, Eating, and Drinking in Penang Malaysia

June 9, 2015 By John Widmer Leave a Comment

"Children on the Swing" street art in Penang, Malaysia

Welcome to George Town, Penang, Malaysia! We recently spent a few days roaming around the island of Penang, Malaysia and quite enjoyed this island connected by bridge to mainland Malaysia. While wandering the streets of George Town, we captured some cool photos and discovered some great places to check out. So rather […]

Filed Under: Drinking Around the World, Blogs, Destination Guides, Eating & Drinking Around the World, Eating Around the World, Posts, Travel Tips Around the World Tagged With: Asia, Malaysia

Roaming Around Thailand: Month #17 Travel Update

June 8, 2015 By John Widmer Leave a Comment

Map of our route and itinerary through Thailand

Thailand allows visitors a 30-day visa-free stay. Our 17th month of travel was spent using every single one of those days and maybe one extra (oops!). The clock began ticking when our arrival in Thailand was jumpstarted with the craziness of Songkron but we soon fled the city lights so […]

Filed Under: Blogs, Monthly Updates, Posts Tagged With: Asia, Thailand

The Asian Beach Polo Championship Hua Hin Thailand

April 30, 2015 By John Widmer 1 Comment

Thailand plays India in beach polo

Sometimes we wind up at the most random places and having the most unplanned experiences. Attending the Asian Beach Polo Championship in Hua Hin Thailand was one of those times. We didn’t know a thing about polo but sometimes random experiences like this are the best. How We Wound Up At […]

Filed Under: Drinking Around the World, Blogs, Eating & Drinking Around the World, Posts, Travel Bargains Tagged With: Asia, Thailand

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, Posts Tagged With: Argentina

Journey to the End of the World: Route to Ushuaia, Argentina

February 22, 2015 By John Widmer 1 Comment

Route map and highlights from Chile to Ushuaia, the end of the world.

Ushuaia, the capital of Tierra del Fuego, in Argentina, is commonly known as the “End of the World” due to its geographic location. It’s the southernmost city in the world, located on the southern tip of South America. This “End of the World” nickname is used in tourist promotions and […]

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

Month #12 Travel Update: Roaming Around the US and South America

December 23, 2014 By John Widmer 2 Comments

Well folks, it’s now been an entire year since we began this crazy journey. We just can’t believe how quickly those 365 days have flown by. There never was a concrete plan or route in which we were traveling in but we never intended for our round the world trip […]

Filed Under: Blogs, Monthly Updates, Posts Tagged With: Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, South America

Month #11 Travel Update: Roaming Around Greece and Crossing the Atlantic

November 17, 2014 By John Widmer 8 Comments

Route map from Turkey to Greece to Spain to Florida with photos & pictures

During the past 30 days, only 20 of them were spent on land, yet we somehow managed to roam around four different continents during this past month of travels! These last 30 days were also unique in that overwater travel became our primary means of transportation, as we didn’t use a […]

Filed Under: Blogs, Monthly Updates, Posts Tagged With: Europe, Greece, Spain, Update

Month #10 Update: Roaming Around Romania & Turkey

October 16, 2014 By John Widmer 5 Comments

Flat island near Fethiye

Another month is in the books. On October 11, we actually marked 300 days of consecutive travel! We were really happy to celebrate this milestone here in Turkey, as it’s been one of our favorite countries so far. And while 300 days have gone by, it still feels like we’ve […]

Filed Under: Adventures Around the World, Blogs, Monthly Updates, Posts Tagged With: Europe, Romania, Turkey

Month #9 Update of Roaming Around the World

September 19, 2014 By John Widmer 2 Comments

Has it really been nine months now? Where does the time go? We’re not sure, but here’s where it went over the last 30 days… Month 9 Stats: Countries visited: 5 Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine, and Romania City-to-City transport segments: 17 Trains: 7 Boats: 0 Busses: 10 Miles traveled: […]

Filed Under: Blogs, Monthly Updates, Posts Tagged With: Czech Republic, Europe, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine

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