Tag Archive for: travel

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WEDNESDAY WANDERLUST: PARIS

This edition of Wednesday Wanderlust takes us off to a country fresh on the worlds mind, due to their recent World Cup victory. Today we let our minds wander off to France and specifically to Paris.
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WEDNESDAY WANDERLUST: MYANMAR

Today's edition of Wednesday Wanderlust takes us to Myanmar. A place of rich cultural heritage.
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THREE COOL THINGS FOR SUMMER 2018

Summer is here and in this edition of Three Cool Things I tell you the three essential items you should add to your camping and outdoor set ups to get the most out of your time outside this year.

THE OVERLANDING BOOKS BY GRAEME BELL

To support the Bell family's travels and to enrich your own life substantially, you can purchase these beautiful books by Graeme about their travels and experiences. The books also make great gifts and the holidays are just around the corner.

WEDNESDAY WANDERLUST: AMAZING KAZAKHSTAN

Today's edition of Wednesday Wanderlust stokes the fires of the outdoors like few others. Take in the sights of Amazing Kazakhstan.
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THREE COOL THINGS: FOOD STORAGE

This edition of Three Cool Thing focuses on food storage while you are on the road. It's one of the things that draws a line of demarcation between weekend warriors and long term overland travelers and adventure motorcyclist. The ability to keep food hot or cold, for an extended period of time while living out of your vehicle, can make or break the experience. Here are a few items you may want to consider if saving food for later is part of your needs.

WEDNESDAY WANDERLUST: GATES OF THE ARCTIC

This edition of Wednesday Wanderlust takes us hiking and pack-rafting in Gates of the Arctic National park near the Brooks Range of Alaska.  I have a soft spot for pack-rafts. Probably because I have never done it. However it looks like a hole bunch of adventure to me and I love that. Hiking wide open mountain ranges, sharing the space with caribou, wolves, and grizzlies. Then unpacking your little boat to float down a snow feed river. 

WEDNESDAY WANDERLUST – ACACIA: SOUTH AFRICA

This mornings installment in Wednesday Wanderlust puts you square under the symbolic presence of the acacia tree in South Africa. 

Frugality vs Cachet: The Overland Travelers Dilemma

I find myself at odds with the community I love. What is it about the overland community that seems so "kept"? For every genuine superstar, the ones who loads into a car bound for Baja or Patagonia, there are one thousand others who's goal is to dump $15K worth of upgrades into their vehicle just to take a lap through the mountains once a year.