Join me as I make journey through the Solomon Islands!
It all started with a “Does anyone want to go to the Mt Hagen Festival in August?”. Like many of my trips to far-flung destinations, I decided to go to Papua New Guinea simply because I had other people to…
Madagascar is one of those countries that has always seemed so mystical, so magical, so unobtainable. In my mind, this was one of those places that people who work for National Geographic get to go to, not girls from crappy…
Have you ever had a country that you have seen so many great photos of that you desperately want to go to? That was how I felt about Sao Tome & Principe. This tiny island nation off the west coast…
Traveling through Central Africa isn’t easy. Language barriers, visa issues, corruption, and logistical problems can make this the traveller’s worst nightmare. So, it probably comes as no surprise that this section of the world was one that was I dragging…
While some people daydream about spending weeks island hopping in the Caribbean, it was definitely not at the top of my list of places to go. I’m not a huge fan of beaches or hot weather. As a full-time budget…
Below, you’ll find a detailed breakdown of how I spent two weeks in French Guyana, Suriname, and Guyana. It is a difficult region to get to with very limited flights departing from South America which is why so few travelers…
My week-long trip through Sicily was as unexpected as many of my other trips. Therefore, I didn’t really have a ton of time to plan what I wanted to do there. All I knew is that I wanted to see…
Algeria is a country that has been on my wish list for nearly a decade. Years ago, I went through the lists of the top destinations to visit there, diligently marking all the great places that I could see on…
In December of 2023, I was lucky enough to visit Iraq for technically the third time. It was a great experience so I have chronicled where I went and the experiences that I had there. Before I get started on…
After years of wanting to visit Syria, I finally made it happen in October of 2023. This was my fourth attempt at visiting after not being able to in the past due to COVID and visa restrictions. Needless to say,…
Arrival in Ashgabat When you arrive at Ashgabat Airport, you will immediately be given a COVID test which you then pay for. From there, you get on a bus and get driven to the arrivals terminal. As you walk into…
I have to admit, I had zero expectations about this city. When I was here in 2016 on my way to the Galapagos, I stayed in a weird part of town and was kind of afraid to leave my hotel…
There are tons of articles that show you how to do the Galapagos Islands on a budget and we all know that the sky’s the limit when it comes to luxurious vacations. On my first trip to the Galapagos in…
Last month, I celebrated my second anniversary of being on the road. When I left Mexico at the end of February 2021, I had no idea where life would take me. I knew that there were a handful of countries…