Seattle on the Cheap
Since 2006 my birthday has typically fallen on some of sort trip away. I have been very fortunate to celebrate my big day in…
Living out Boyhood Dreams on the Oregon Coast
October became Oct-Sober for Erin and I. This past summer was packed with good times and empty calories. I recall feeling particularly horrible…
Champagne Taste on a Caipirinha Budget
Finding a cheap place for 4 people to stay in Rio was a bit of a challenge. Everything nice, clean, and cheap was non-existent. Everything in…
Big water and the corner of smog and smokey.
Tight connections, the only way to fly. O ur original flight from Montevideo had us sitting at the BA airport for 4 hours before…
Back in Nam – Horrible flashbacks in Montevideo
If ever I could say “back in nam” it would be on the ferry ride to Uruguay. Justin, still drunk and hurting from the…
BA First Impression
BA First Impression After a much needed night of rest we were out and about to see what San Telmo had to offer. Dog…
NOLA. I hardly knew ya.
It´s amazing what a difference 17 hours can make. Giant hurricanes in hand, we strolled a much more alive and fun Bourbon street than…
I found my guardian Angel on the Coquihalla
I am by no means a religious man. Yes, I did go to catholic school but when you grow up in a city…
Thanksgiving Taco’s and Missed Approaches
Y ou know life is good when you can fly to Tofino for fish tacos. This past Thanksgiving my brother flew in on his…
Visiting Lake Placid
Visiting Lake Placid – Sochi 2014…We got this When my mother said to bring my passport I wasn’t sure what to expect. When I…
Summer Staycations From Vancouver
Apart from a fishing trip to Yellowknife and a weekend layover/hangover in Edmonton, summer 2011 was kept relatively local. It started with what will…
Soggy Barcelona
Soggy Barcelona I don”t remember trains in Europe being able to ride like a stunt car on 2 wheels. The night train I took…
Kids are easy. Angry Birds is hard.
When Erin’s sister asked us 2 years ago if we would be interested in a free trip to Europe we obviously said yes even…
The Puke List
Where did the summer go? Last time I checked in Erin and I were racing through the Honolulu airport to catch a flight home….
Oahu Food and beer, beer and food.
Oahu Food and beer, beer and food …And by more active I mean more chicken wings and video trivia. Oahu Food and beer, beer…
Visiting Pearl Harbor and Getting Lost in a Pineapple Maze
Apparently turning 30 made me want to do really lame things. Things like visiting a pineapple plantation, not visiting Pearl Harbor. The Dole…
And then there was Hawaii.
And then there was Hawaii. Not that its a bad thing or to shrug it off but after being immersed in foreign culture for…
Japan’s love of Baseball, babies and men in diapers
Heading back to Tokyo was an eye-opener. This leg of the trip was sadly coming to an end.Wanting to stretch it out a little…
"…You win some you, lose some."
Being in Japan over 48 hours without eating sushi once was a shock for us. Living in Vancouver we eat sushi like it’s fishcandy….
"It’s people like him that give American’s a bad name"
Giving America’s a bad name. When we last left off a very drunk and some what obnoxious Shaun was smiling and waiving goodbye to…
Hello Tokyo! Goodbye Shaun!
We arrived and said hello Tokyo a little less frustrated than how we had left HCMC. Spending our remaining Dong on foot rubs…
Hell Long Bay
Hell Long Bay When we arrived at “The Real” Kangaroo cafe we were informed that we would be on a different boat than what…
48 Hours in Mui Ne – Trust the system
48 Hours in Mui Ne With the short amount of time we had to plan for Vietnam we only picked where we would like…
A Holiday in Cambodia
Getting our holiday in Cambodia proved to be more stressful than anticipated. After the surprisingly painful process of booking flights, we were shocked to…
Kong Show – 100 dollars in Hong Kong
Kong Show – 100 dollars in Hong Kong $ 100 dollars in Hong Kong went surprisingly far. For some reason I had it in…