Off-the-Beaten-Path Golden Triangle India Itinerary

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What to Expect in India for First-Timers

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What to Expect – Exploring Komodo National Park

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Perth to Darwin Itinerary

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What to Expect: Cape Reinga Day Trip from Paihia

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What to Expect – Tao Philippines

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Why Not Travel?

Baby and momma elephant at the Elephant Nature Park, Chiang Mai, Thailand What would you say are the top excuses people make to not travel, and how are you able to overcome them? A friend posed this question to me on Facebook on a link I shared to this Forbes article about how one couple …

What Elephants Taught Me About Travel

It’s been a little over a year since Tim and I spent a week volunteering at the Elephant Nature Park in northern Thailand, but it’s a week we still think about often. Over the past year we’ve been thrilled to see several of our friends also visit the ENP, and whenever we’ve heard that friends …

The Burden of Mild Content – Returning from the RTW Adventure

Mid-April. Tax season. Spring is starting to show itself in the sun and the sound of birds. I’ve been back at work for 2 months, back in Madison for 4. Already 4 months…that’s over a third of the time we spent traveling last year. This time last year, we were just a few days from …

My Favorite Travel Resources

Many of my friends have asked me how I plan itineraries for trips I take, and have wanted my  recommendations about the best travel guides and websites out there. For deciding where to go: Talk to your friends! People you like have probably traveled to places you’d like. Start there Lonely Planet’s “The World” Guide- …