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blood clots and flying
Inside My Head | Travel Tips

How to Avoid Blood Clots From Flying: Warning Signs + Prevention Tips

There are lots of things that can either be frustrating or scary about flying. There’s the lost/delayed luggage, take-off delays, lines at security, turbulence, lack…

Kilimanjaro hike
Adventure Travel | Hiking | Tanzania

Things They Don’t Tell You About Kilimanjaro

“No need to cry – the mountain isn’t going anywhere – you can try again.” That statement made by my Kilimanjaro guide, Douglas, has stuck…

Delayed Flights
Family Travel | New Zealand | Transportation

Getting To New Zealand: Niece Project 5.0

We drove to the airport as the snow came down heavier and heavier with each minute that ticked by. I watched the fat snowflakes land…

Kenai Fjords Glacier Lodge
Adventure Travel | Alaska | Lodging

Stranded in Paradise Kenai Fjords National Park

“This could turn into a Lord of the Flies situation,” I say jokingly.“Just don’t call me Piggy,” the guy across the table from me replies…

Andes trek
Adventure Travel | Family Travel | Hiking | Peru

Into Thin Air with a Teenager

“I’ve lost my desire to Snapchat,” Megan proclaimed weakly. Now I knew I had a serious issue on my hands. I knew it was rather…

Beloren Ruins lycian way
Inside My Head | Solo Life | Solo Travel | Turkey

Unwanted Advances Along the Lycian Way

I squinted my eyes and peered out onto the bush filled mountain searching for the trail. “Look, do you see it?” he said as he…

Experiencing Bad Luck When Traveling
Adventure Travel | Chile | Featured | Hiking | Tours

Experiencing Bad Luck When Traveling

Equipment check… I had seen those people before – the ones with the duct-taped boots or, better yet, the people who left their torn-up destroyed…

Polar Plunge
America | Festivals | Minnesota | North America | Photo of the Week | Photography

Take a Polar Plunge in Minnesota

America has had a pretty mild winter so far. However, it’s still cold enough to freeze lakes in Minnesota. On my recent trip there, I…

My ride in a Kazakhstan Police Car – Mongol Rally
Adventure Travel | Mongol Rally

My ride in a Kazakhstan Police Car – Mongol Rally

We had heard from other teams on Twitter that the police checkpoints outside of Astana were a bitch.  But we couldn’t stay in Astana forever…

Bad Things do Happen on the Mongol Rally
Adventure Travel | Asia | Mongol Rally

Bad Things do Happen on the Mongol Rally

By the time this post goes live, I’m hoping that I will be close to entering Mongolia.  I feel (and hope) it’s at this point I…

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