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Hiking to Refugio Frey

Hiking to Refugio Frey and Beyond

It’s no secret that my heart is linked — inextricably — to the mountains, that something in them draws my soul like a moth to a flame. They’re magnetic, potent, and irresistible to me — intoxicating and terrifying in the same moment. For this reason, Patagonia has long been a dream of mine to visit, …

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Category: ArgentinaTag: argentina, hike, hiking, national park

Christmas Letter 2019

Christmas Letter 2019

Looking back at the end of another year, it’s striking to see how differently things went from my expectations. This time last year, I was frantically preparing for a move to China, where I would be teaching English and potentially managing a department of foreign teachers in a language academy in Yangzhou. Now, as I …

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Category: The WorldTag: China, christmas, hike, ireland, korea, mexico, portugal, spain

My Walk Out of the Woods

My Walk Out of the Woods

It’s been almost 3 months since I posted original content on here, making it my longest break from blogging since I started The Open Road Before Me in 2011.  There was good reason for that.  April and May could best be described as a gauntlet, during which I decided to break my contract at Shane …

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Category: WashingtonTag: China, great view, hike, lake, USA, washington

Dealing with Depression

Dealing with Depression Abroad

Behind every smile is a pain, behind every pair of eyes a story that will break your heart. It’s hard to remember that sometimes, especially when we put up the ‘gram-worthy facades that make it look like everything is peachy-keen.  Remember when Robin Williams died?  It shocked everyone, that behind the mask of the Jester …

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Category: The World, WritingTag: China, travel tips, writing

Which Flight Deals Site is the Best

Which Flight Deals Site is the Best?

Traveling around the world has always been a dream of mine.  Eight years ago, that dream made the transition from imagination to reality when I packed up and moved overseas to South Korea.  I’ve managed to keep that dream alive — living in Korea, New Zealand, Mongolia, Georgia, and now China… with no plans of …

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Category: Travel TipsTag: The World, travel tips

Ten things to do in Guanacaste

Ten Awesome Things to Do in Guanacaste

In the northwest corner of Costa Rica, tucked just under the southern border of Nicaragua, is the province of Guanacaste — a place of volcanoes and rainforests, rivers and beaches, classic colonial architecture and extreme water sports.  Covering almost 4,000 square miles, the province has much to offer visitors; here’s a guide of ten awesome …

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Category: Costa RicaTag: beach, costa rica, festival, food porn, great view, national park, river, scuba diving, sea, sunset, travel tips

Reasons to Visit Georgia

Reasons to Visit Georgia in 2019

The country of Georgia has been making waves in the travel industry lately, ever since its inclusion on the Lonely Planet ‘Best Places to Travel‘ list for 2018.  A small nation nestled between Russia and Iran to the north and south, and the Black and Caspian seas to the east and west, it is a …

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Category: GeorgiaTag: architecture, cultural trip, food porn, Georgia, great view, hike, history, national park, temples, tour, travel tips

Christmas Letter

Christmas Letter 2018

It’s been a few years since I’ve done a Christmas letter.  Perhaps that’s because my last one didn’t go over too well with relatives back home.  Perhaps it was just the craziness of my schedule at the end of 2016 as I geared up for my third year in Korea.  Perhaps it was just laziness.  …

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Category: The World, WritingTag: Armenia, azerbaijan, botswana, food porn, Georgia, great view, Guatemala, hike, korea, namibia, national park, South Africa, USA, writing, zambia

Climbing Acatenango and Fuego Volcanoes

Climbing Acatenango and Fuego Volcanoes

Mountains are the sirens of geologic formations — luring in adventurers and enthusiasts with a rugged beauty that draws a veil over the hazards they contain.  Soaring altitudes, inclement weather, and unstable terrain… these things and more have wrought tragedy upon countless back-country explorers drawn inexorably towards the mountains.  But there is one breed of …

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Category: Guatemala, Tour ReviewsTag: epic, favorite, great view, Guatemala, hike, lake, tour, volcano

Cooking Class in Antigua

Guatemalan Cooking Class in Antigua

It’s hard to fully explain how much I love food.  An ex-girlfriend of mine had some idea when she accused me (I kid you not) of loving food more than her.  Needless to say, she wasn’t too happy when I made no effort to deny the accusation, and we broke up a short time later.  …

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Category: GuatemalaTag: cooking, cultural trip, food porn, Guatemala, tour

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