South America
The Two Mile High City
On August 19, 2018 by wanderstoriesMachu Picchu – UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the New Seven Wonders of World. It was my goal to spend my 30th birthday here, but doing so meant flying into Cusco, the two mile high city. Cusco sits at 11,152 ft (3,399m) making it the 9th highest large city (> 100K inhabitants) in
Southeast Asia
Snacks on a Plane
On May 19, 2016 by wanderstoriesI’m never one to judge someone on saving a few dollars where they can so completely understand when travelers forgo the outrageously priced airport food, opting to pack a snack from home instead. Unfortunately, on our trip to Bali my brother learned the hard way that there are limits to brown-bagging it. To be fair,
Caribbean
They call him Flipper
On January 8, 2016 by wanderstoriesActually, they call him Paulo. And he lives at the Atlantis resort in the Bahamas. And apparently I scared him. One cold blustery January, we traveled to the Bahamas to stay at Atlantis. Aside from endless pools to lounge and play in, Atlantis has heaps of aquatic animals to see. Of course, upon learning about
Europe
Travel Virgin
On August 28, 2011 by wanderstoriesYou always remember your first time.
Although I traveled to Spain in my teens, I don’t consider that my first shot at world travel. Maybe I was too young to truly experience it – maybe it was because I was with classmates – but either way, we’ll skip over it for now. The two hot Spanish brothers I lived with are owed a blog post for themselves anyways.