Two for One! – Easy Pico de Gallo and Guacamole Recipe
I love fresh pico de gallo, especially easy pico de gallo. Whenever I visit Mexico I eat it by the bucket. No joke. I…
The BurningMan
Each week or so I will be bringing in a guest to ask them about their experiences with travel and what it has done…
How To Make Corn Tortillas From Scratch
Most people don’t realize how ridiculously easy and cheap it is to make your own corn tortillas. They are simple, gluten free, and tasty….
Sneaking Alcohol Into a Festival
Or Cruise, Concert, or Other Outdoor Event. Are you tired of spending top dollar for those summer festivals tickets only to be forced to…
Squamish Music Fest
Last weekend I had the privilege of attending one of the Pacific Northwest’s up and coming outdoor events, The Squamish Music Fest. Situated below…
Cort Smith – Quitting Your Job For Something More.
Each week or so I will be bringing in a guest to ask them about their experiences with travel and what it has done…
Quick and Easy Palak Paneer
I have not been to India yet but it is high on my list of places to visit. I would be lying if I…
How to Find Cheap Flights
I recently wrote an article for www.topratedtravel.net on how to find cheap flights that I thought I would share here. For those that…
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…