In late December of 2010, I happily took on the task of planning a bachelor party. The bachelor is a very good friend of mine from college. In preliminary discussions, it was determined that since all the gents who were going to be attending lived all over the country, we’d pick a single destination and let everyone figure out how [...]

Sometimes, you just have to blow the horn for other people. Today, I thought I’d give you a taste of some of the blogs I’m reading and why I love them. Enjoy. Outdoors Any of the feeds from Backpacker.com – Read up on useful, fun, and sometimes hilarious posts by the people who are out in the wilderness more than [...]

You know, it’s summer in New Zealand right now. Watching this trailer for The Waters of Greenstone makes me insanely jealous, both as a fly fisherman and as an outdoors traveler. Crystal streams, majestic mountains, riverside campsites…I can’t wait to see this film about two friends from Tennessee who explore the backcountry of NZ. Thanks to Orvis News for the [...]

I’m spoiled by Portland. It has all the nightlife, live music, amazing food, and art scene of a big city (well, almost), while still being completely walkable from west to east in under an hour. It’s bite size, manageable, and if i get half way across town and realize that I forgot my ID, I can usually make it home [...]

Chris Penn over at the Awaken Your Superhero blog has a really cool post about coming down after traveling. Chris does a lot of traveling for work, and he has some pretty useful tips on detoxing from the strain and stress that is inherent in any kind of travel. This is a great post whether you love traveling or hate [...]

This year, instead of doing my own research like I did last year, I’m being lazy and pointing you to the best holiday gift guides I can find. So, while these other bloggers do all the work, I’m sitting back with my L.L. Bean Wicked Good Mocs, sipping some Dogfish Head Bitches Brew from my BeerME pint glass, reading copies [...]

These days, smartphones and travel go hand in hand, just as cameras and travel have for years. Now that smartphones have some pretty decent cameras built in, travelers are ditching their SLRs and Point & Shoots to just carry the phone. While I don’t think that’s a great idea — smartphones still can’t, and probably never will — match the [...]

I got an email the other day letting me know that Russ & Laura from The Path Less Pedaled will be interviewed by Elise from Bike Touring Bliss. This….will be awesome. You need to check it out. The interview goes live TONIGHT! Tune in to Bike Touring Bliss at 9PM Eastern. You can even call in to join the discussion [...]

Uh oh, it’s that time again. Uncle Harry’s breaking out the video camera to take along on his annual vacation to Disney World. Which means you’ll have to suffer through 2 hours of shaky, underexposed footage, mostly of people’s feet and loud carnival music. Harry may love his stuff, but you know you can do better. The next time you [...]