Shoulder season travel: Summer winds down, we hit the road September 5, 2015 Explore3Does summer usually mean more traveling for you? Is it the time you typically drag out the tent and head to the beach for that coveted campsite you reserved months ago? It seems like most of Oregon’s population... Continue reading →
Heaven at home: Finding the best Oregon Pilsner June 25, 2015 Drink4When I moved to the U.S. in 2003, I was skeptical about microbrews. Having been raised on Czech/Slovak lagers of the Pilsner variety, the various production of the burgeoning Oregon craft brew industry exceeded... Continue reading →
How to stay sober in Slovakia January 22, 2015 Explore, Travel Zen8The Slovak newspaper Pravda last week asked, "Alcohol is winning in the country. How to change that?" Together with other Central/Eastern European countries, Slovakia leads European statistics in alcoholism and... Continue reading →
Traveling again: A road trip on the Oregon/California coast December 18, 2014 Explore3Most weekends since we returned from the round-the-world trip we've stayed in town where travel-like adventures consisted of three housesitting gigs and brunches. We've only taken a few weekend trips: camping n... Continue reading →
How to prevent reverse culture shock November 18, 2014 Plan, Toothbrushism31Before my return from the round-the-world trip, I expected to experience reverse culture shock, even as an immigrant of only 11 years. Talon Windwalker's recent blog post at 1 Dad 1 Kid about his and his son's ... Continue reading →
Top travel blogging lessons October 15, 2014 Plan, Toothbrushism8Though in planning our round-the-world trip we used the Lonely Planet guides, The Rough Guide to First-Time Around The World, and Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel for advice, ... Continue reading →
Photo essay: People sleeping in public – Australia & the Americas October 6, 2014 Explore, Photo Essay13This is Part 2 of my photo essay on people sleeping in public, covering Australia and The Americas (see Part 1 on Southeast Asia). The photo project started in Southeast Asia where I saw people sleeping in plai... Continue reading →
The dark side of traveling August 15, 2014 Plan83In conversing with people about our trip, I've noticed a certain unrealistic, false perception of what long-term travel is about. People have called our trip "a year off" or "a vacation;" "I'm jealous" has been... Continue reading →
