backpacking

San Cristobal, Chiapas: It’s Disneyland, But With More Exploitation!

August 10, 2016

Mexico's San Cristobal de las Casas has hippies, overpriced beers and buildings that spontaneously explode.

25 Ways You Know You’ve Hit Hygiene Rock Bottom as a Traveller

June 15, 2016

Sometimes I even disgust myself.

16 Tips for Packing A Bag Like a Pro

February 1, 2016

There's nothing more beautiful than a well packed bag, and nothing uglier than a bag packed like a dog's breakfast.

10 Tips on How to Do Galapagos on the Cheap

November 21, 2015

Now that I've finally conquered Galapagos, I can officially say you don't need to incinerate your savings to actually put together a decent trip.

Travel Doesn’t Broaden The Mind, People Do

September 23, 2015

Done wrong, travel can be can be one of the most closed-minded, narcissistic experiences possible. The world flattens into two dimensions, like those cheesy backgrounds used in driving scenes in old Hollywood flicks. The background moves, but there's no sense of motion. The frame remains focused on you, because you're the only constant. What could possibly be more narcissistic?

Memories of Morocco’s North, In Photos

August 1, 2015

The fertile thumb of land north of the Atlas Mountains is the heart of Moroccan civilization. This is where Amazigh, Arab and French culture have fermented into a

Memories of Morocco’s Wild South, A Photo Story

July 16, 2015

The southern desert is probably best described as Morocco's deep end. Sandwiched between the Atlas Mountains and the disputed territory of Western Sahara, Morocco's south is a desolate strip of dusty wasteland peppered with sand-swept towns and villages stubbornly weathering the searing hot winds.