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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

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

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

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

REVIEW of Acacia Africa

REVIEW of Acacia Africa: Desert and Delta Express Tour

Last month, I got to fulfill a childhood dream and travel to southern Africa.  My sister Alisha and friend Sejeong went with me, and after a great deal of research on Alisha’s part, we decided to make this journey with Acacia Africa.  There were several reasons for choosing them.  They have a reputation for sustainable, …

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Category: Botswana, Namibia, Tour Reviews, ZambiaTag: botswana, cultural trip, desert, endangered species, epic, great view, lake, namibia, national park, road trip, roadtrip, sunset, The World, tour, zambia

The Great Pacific Northwest Roadtrip

The Great Pacific Northwest Road Trip

I love a good road trip.  There’s nothing quite like the feeling of setting off to some distant place, knowing it will take you days to reach it, not knowing what adventures await you along the way.  There are many reasons I enjoy living outside of the US, but few places can rival my homeland’s …

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Category: California, Oregon, USA, WashingtonTag: architecture, california, desert, epic, food porn, great view, hike, history, lake, national park, oregon, river, road trip, roadtrip, sea, sunset, USA, washington

Game Drives in Etosha National Park with Acacia Africa

Etosha National Park with Acacia Africa

My interest in Namibia began with nature documentaries.  For some reason, deserts fascinated me  — I think it was the utter foreignness of it.  I’d never seen a place that was seemingly so barren, so devoid of life.  But I quickly learned that these dry places that seem so desolate on the surface can be …

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Category: NamibiaTag: desert, endangered species, epic, favorite, great view, lake, namibia, national park, tour

Under the Stars in Spitzkoppe

Under the Stars in Spitzkoppe

You would’ve loved this place, brother.  It was wild, raw, elemental.  The type of place that makes you realize how you fit into the universe and be thankful for your capacity to experience just a fraction of what it has to offer.  You would’ve loved the rocks, red with iron and worn down by millennia …

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Category: NamibiaTag: desert, great view, hike, history, namibia, road trip, roadtrip, sunset, writing

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