There are plenty of reasons to travel, both now, and when you have retired. I am of the mind set that I would rather see everything now, and here are just a few reasons why. [1] You are (most likely) still covered by your parent’s insurance Many family insurance plans will still cover a child… Read the rest »
The CouchSurfing Project meets the final part of the West Coast Bike Tour
As you may have noticed, the theme of this blog has changed. I am no longer bouncing around Asia, going to random locations at whim, seeing what I want to see when I want to see it. Alaska puts images of glaciers and mountains in my mind (even if the mountains pictured above are the… Read the rest »
REI Sale | Going on until Sunday
You might know it already, but almost all of the gear I took on my trip was from REI. I was happy with almost everything I had with me, and the few products that wore out over the six months I used them were replaced or refunded (with cash) by REI with no questions asked…. Read the rest »
Useful Travel Sites
I was writing an update for a facebook group I am part of called “We Met While Traveling” and decided to post it here as well. [The Couch Surfing Project] http://www.couchsurfing.com I have been a member of Couchsurfing.com for a while now, and will actually be joining the team in Alaska to help rework the… Read the rest »
Heading North | Alaska Bound
After two weeks of wandering around the east coast of the United States, seeing many of my old friends, I have finalized what I am going to do next. I have been offered the position of Web Content Coordinator for CouchSurfing.com and have accepted. I will relocate to Homer, Alaska at the end of this… Read the rest »
Last Post from the USA
Everything is purchased, prepped, and (almost) packed. I still have to throw the last minute things together, but I am pretty much ready to go. My pack is pretty small, and should fit as a carry on. The picture is what it looks like, and it isn’t very big at all. Hard to belive that… Read the rest »
One day left
I spent my last weekend in the States camping and climbing with some old friends up in North Georgia. Brit and I went up on Friday night and got a campsite, then were met on Saturday by Will and Brooke at the mountain. Since we all arrived at different times, and none of us had… Read the rest »
Sold my car for a laptop
Kind Of. I finally sold my car on Friday, and the first thing i bought was a new laptop. I got an extremely cheap one, since I know that it probably will not survive long while I am traveling. Then I upgraded its ram so that is is respectable, and it has Vista (which I… Read the rest »
The actual planning has begun.
I have started to figure out a little bit of my trip. The first two nights I am in Seoul I will be staying with a couple, Nathan and Rachel, who I met over couchsurfing.com. They seem like they are kind, intelligent and interesting. since this is my first surfing experience, I was a little… Read the rest »
Gone for good…
Last day at work with Bluezoom, and I am going to miss it. Come to think about it, it is my last day at work for what could be a very long time. Jason and I head out tomorrow morning, I am going to Atlanta, and he is going home to Knoxville for the weekend,… Read the rest »