There are a myriad of ways to travel, each with its pros and cons. One of my personal favorite options to get around a destination I have never seen before is to do an organized group tour. If you've never done any traveling with a tour group, you're young, and you like to have a … Continue reading Why you should do a Contiki tour at least once in your life
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Travel tip: Leave your old clothes at your destination
This is one of the more popular travel tips floating out there, and I think it's a great one worth discussing. If you've got some old shirts, underwear, shoes, or shorts/pants that are approaching their end-of-life stage, then consider taking them with you on vacation. You can wear them once or twice and then discard … Continue reading Travel tip: Leave your old clothes at your destination
Lite Adventurer’s Guide to Easter Island. Part 3: How to pack for your trip in one bag
Packing light for a trip to Easter Island is easy; however, there are a few important things that you'll want to remember to put in your bag so you don't have to pay island prices for otherwise common and inexpensive items. First off, I recommend you pack everything you're gonna take into one carry-on. It's … Continue reading Lite Adventurer’s Guide to Easter Island. Part 3: How to pack for your trip in one bag
Lite Adventurer’s Guide to Easter Island. Part 2: Tips for getting around & eating
Getting around the island Easter Island is not that large of a place relative to other land masses. It's a hair over 15 miles long side to side, and 7 and a half miles wide vertically at its plumpest point. In the weeks leading up to the trip, I imagined in my head a fairly … Continue reading Lite Adventurer’s Guide to Easter Island. Part 2: Tips for getting around & eating
Review: Columbia Zero Rules Short Sleeve Shirt
This will be a short, concise review. I don't like this shirt. It's too light and floppy, feels cheap compared to prior model Columbia polyester shirts, and is sized too large. I bought this in a Small, and it still looks way too big on me. The torso portion is a tad larger than expected, … Continue reading Review: Columbia Zero Rules Short Sleeve Shirt
A real example of how light packing saved the day
Outside of bragging rights and a general sense of accomplishment, does packing in this ultra light fashion have any real world, tangible benefits? Let me tell you a story about how it saved me a mountain of a headache in Greece. Back in 2010, my girlfriend (now wife) and I took a Contiki trip to … Continue reading A real example of how light packing saved the day
Review: The Cabins at Mazama Village; Crater Lake National Park
Mrs. Lite Adventurer and I recently spent a week in Oregon, and the first major destination on the list was Crater Lake National Park. It's a huge volcano that caved in on itself after a massive eruption many millennia ago resulting in a beautiful sparkling blue lake within its crater. It's the only national park … Continue reading Review: The Cabins at Mazama Village; Crater Lake National Park
How to take video
This topic addresses a huge pet peeve of mine. Video is the new photo. Nearly everyone has a very competent video cam on their smartphones, and people are using these versatile devices more than ever to take tons of videos on their travels. So here are a couple of shooting tips for all the … Continue reading How to take video
Traveling with a computer
No. Leave it at home. Unless you're traveling for business and absolutely have to take it with you, you don't need it. If you really need to get online, use your phone.
A Photo Essay: Bonnaroo 2017
Just a quick post today to share some pictures from my recent time at Bonnaroo. It didn't rain, and the weather was about the best you could ask for considering that the event was in Tennessee in the middle of June. What a great time; so much good music and interesting people watching. Most of … Continue reading A Photo Essay: Bonnaroo 2017
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