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Live Well, Live Twice
I'm back for another blog post, this time 15 months since my last one. Another chance to update the...
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Carpe Diem
I've decided to do a semiannual blog post to get a chance to update everyone on what is going on wit...
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Memento Mori
Another year, another blog post! I'm happy to say that this time it didn't take me over a thousand d...
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Interesting Times
It's that time of the decade again where I do my triennial blog post! These posts have become an opp...
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I’m Back!
I’ve been trying to write this blog post now for over 3 years, believe it or not! Life has been gett...
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So much news!!!
Hey again everyone! It’s been over 4 months since my last post and there have been many changes sinc...
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I’m 30!
It’s been over 4 months since my last post and today is my 30th birthday. I was reflecting back on...
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Vancouver, Canada
Well it’s been half a year since my last post which tends to happen when I get very busy, which I ha...
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Santiago, Chile (Day 135)
It’s been a very busy month since my last post. Maca and my plans have been moving fast and we are g...
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Santiago, Chile (Day 98)
Its been over 3 months in Santiago now and I got a visa extension last week for $100 USD which has e...
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Santiago, Chile (1 Month)
For those who haven’t been following my blog or posts in Facebook recently, I left Canada September...
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Saskatoon, Canada
I am back home after 365 days on the road. I have been back in Saskatoon since September 3rd which i...
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Havana, Cuba (Day 352)
I’m writing this blog post while still in Havana, Cuba because I’m very bored and hot. The heat here...
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Sao Paulo, Brazil (Day 342)
My last few days in Rio were uneventful as I prepared to leave for Sao Paulo. It was a nice short bu...
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Day 329)
Florianopolis was a fun time, ran into some Canadians and had some good BBQ. I can’t understand a wo...
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Florianopolis, Brazil (Day 321)
Well its been a few weeks since my last post and they have been very enjoyable weeks indeed. After S...
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Santiago, Chile (Day 307)
Well it’s been a couple weeks so it’s time for another post. Since leaving the very loud Loki hostel...
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Cusco, Peru
I’m currently in a hostel here in Cusco called Loki which is renowned party hostel that has been liv...
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Lima, Peru (Day 286)
My travels in South America are going well, the bus trips have been long but I dont mind and my Couc...
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Back on the Road
A lot has happened since my last post, I did indeed start my South America travels back up in June a...
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Gringo en Envigado
I’ll start this post with some good news bad news stuff, my laptop has been dead since the beginning...
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Hola Colombia, Again
Well I’m back in Colombia! Haha. I’ve been pulled back by an amazing girl, a chance to take a break...
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Ciao Colombia!
Ah Colombia, more ups then downs for sure. I met some great people at the hostel in Medellin while I...
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Hola Colombia!!!
I arrived 6 days ago here in Medellin and it’s been relatively busy days. I’ve already stayed with 2...
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32 Tips for Cheaper Travel
Here are some tips I’ve used to keep my travels cheap. Accommodations CouchSurfing: I’ve used CS...
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I’m off to Colombia!
Hello again, another 2 months have passed and things are changing once again. I’m still living in th...
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Ah, San Francisco…
It’s been a while since my last post and a lot has happened. In my last post I was happily working a...
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First month in SF
It feels good to have a month of “travel” under my belt again. It’s not like the 20 months I had las...
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Hello San Francisco!
I’m back on the road! This time I have gone West to San Francisco, California. Also I took a plane t...
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Finding Happiness
This is by no means a how-to on the subject of becoming happy as anyone who has known me long enough...
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Day 589 (Sydney, Australia)
Spent half a week in Melbourne before going on to Sydney where I am now. Melbourne was nice but I di...
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Day 568 (Perth, Australia)
Well things have not gone as well in Perth as I had hoped. I was looking for a job in my field that...
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Day 509 (Perth, Australia)
I have arrived in Perth! It took over 16 months of travel to get to Australia which was decided as m...
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Day 488 (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
I’m sorry for not posting in over 2 months. I was living with my girlfriend after my Japan trip. She...
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Day 415 (Tokyo, Japan)
Been in Japan for 3 weeks now and have a little over a week left before flying back to Kuala Lumpur....
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Day 391 (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Well it’s been an exciting and interesting month. After Siem Reap I moved onto Phnom Penh to catch m...
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1 Year (Siem Reap, Cambodia)
Well it’s finally arrived, the 1 year mark of my world travels. Some days it feels like I just start...
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Day 343 (Koh Phi Phi, Thailand)
I finished my time in Goa several weeks ago and moved on to New Delhi for over a week. I decided to...
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Day 306 – Happy NY! (Anjuna, IN)
It’s been a very relaxing month in Anjuna, Goa, India. I decided to take a 6 week vacation from trav...
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Day 268 (Kolkata, India)
Things have been up and down since my last post from Udaipur. I stayed there an extra night and then...
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Day 249 (Udaipur, India)
Haven’t had much opportunity over the last 2 weeks to make a post as finding wireless internet in In...
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Day 236 (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)
Well it wouldn’t be a blog post if I didn’t do the usual apology for not posting in a while. Since m...
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Day 219 (Alexandria, Egypt)
Finally got my India visa which is very good news for the future of my trip as it was a big part of...
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Day 213 (Cairo, Egypt)
Since Moscow I went to Saint Petersburg for a little over a week. I Couch Surfed with 3 different ho...
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Day 197 (Moscow, Russia)
Today is my 14th day in Moscow and it is time to move onto Saint Petersburg for a little while. I bo...
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Day 190 (Moscow, Russia)
It’s been half a year already since I left Saskatoon for the rest of the world. It seriously feels l...
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Day 178 (Chisinau, Moldova)
In 1 week I will have officially traveled for 6 months, I will try and do a post on that day as it’s...
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Day 171 (GOT MY VISA!!!)
Finally got my visa to Russia! I have been in Istanbul since the 6th of August and gave them my pass...
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Day 160 (Istanbul, Turkey)
Well it’s been 19 days since my last post and a lot has happened. I had a great time in Italy and me...
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Day 141 (Rome, Italy)
The days keep flying by rather fast, will be 5 months very soon. Had a chance to hop on a weight sca...
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Day 134 (Vienna, Austria)
Sorry as always for late posting, I am just so crap at posting things when traveling, maybe I will g...
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Day 112 (Prague, Czech Republic)
Just spent last week in Berlin, Germany after leaving Amsterdam around June 14th I believe. I was go...
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Day 100!!!! (Amsterdam, NL)
Well I haven’t updated in a few weeks (typical) so I will mention what I did after Paris which was m...
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Gear Update
I posted my original gear list with a picture of everything before I started my trip and I am now 11...
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Day 81 (Paris, France)
I spent last week in London with a friend who managed to get a flight to London for work related rea...
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Day 69 (Cardiff, Wales)
Well, I have been extremely slack in writing and I apologize for that. Not sure if it has been late...
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London – Week Two
Been kind of lazy and didn’t post at the actual week 2. I am also over a month into my trip and will...
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London – Week One
I am writing this on day 6 in London which is not really week 1 but I had free time so it seemed a g...
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New York – Week Two
So I have been in NY/NJ for roughly 14 days now. I leave Sunday night to London and have been workin...
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New York – First Week
So I finally made it to New York after a 59 hour bus ride that had 6 transfers. I am not sure I woul...
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Travel Itinerary
I have been wanting to travel for years now, so around June 2010 I decided that I was going to do it...
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Leaving Saskatoon
I will be leaving Saskatoon via Greyhound bus for New York City on March 2nd, 2011. The ticket cost...
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