Category: backpacking
Mexico: A gringo story
Having always loved Latin music, food, clothing and culture, my first trip to Mexico was dreamt about for years before it actually...
Man vs Wild
Bear Gryllls’ show, Man vs. Wild (Born Survivor in the UK) – Man vs. Wild – Season 1 – is a rare TV hit. What I...
Top Ten Travel Websites
So its 2010 and to celebrate we’re looking for the top ten amateur travel sites on the internet. Help us find them! We’re...
The Mount Washington Hotel and Resort
Also known as the Bretton Woods Resort, the Mount Washington Hotel is the one of the last remaining “Grand Hotels” of New Hampshire’s...
Amtrak: An Open Plea to the US Government
Dear President Obama, In response to your recent town hall meeting, I have a question I’d like to pose to you as a concerned citizen....
China versus America: a Conversational Comparison
Many folks in very important acronym-named think tanks spend their days thinking about the China versus America issue. I wish they would...
Caucasus and Turkey Newsletter Released
After a lot of hard work, Lauren has released our next newsletter. This issue covers the Azerbaijan, The Republic of Georgia, and...
Feeling Insecure: A Celebrity Call to Arms
Last weekend I saw an episode of Conan on Late Night where Ben Stiller wore the stillerstrong.org headband. It made me realize our targets...
On Seeing Old Friends Again
There is something special about seeing an old friend after a two year absence. Returning to Illinois and Minnesota for the first time...
How to Get Rid of Everything
Two years ago I packed up almost everything I owned and moved to China. One month ago I returned to America with three boxes of items...
The Easiest Countries to Travel
After reading through some of our polls people have participated in throughout the site, I thought it would be a good idea to share some of...
Mongol Rally News Update
Planing for the 2010 Mongol Rally is in full swing at Abandon the Cube. We’ve set up a page on our website: Mongol Rally to enlighten...
The East Coast Survival Kit
Our ship docked in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA and we hightailed it to the closest Amtrak station. From there we bought tickets on the...
3 Things I didn’t Miss About the USA…. And A few I did
Transportation — Nothing says welcome home like finding yourself stranded at the port with no public transportation option and a long...
Smoking in Old San Juan
Having spent several days crossing the Ocean and the previous day exploring Saint Thomas, we were excited for our day in Puerto Rico. We...
Saint Thomas
Saint Thomas, of the US Virgin Islands, must have been a beautiful island….once. Or perhaps we were unfortunate in that the area we...
MSC Cruises Review
We took a 17-day cruise from Venice to Ft. Lauderdale on the MSC Poesia, which had stops in Italy, Tunisia, Spain, Portugal, Virgin...
Top 5 Mediterranean Locations
Olympos – Olympos is a relatively concealed and close-knit community of hostels and beach-style tree-house cabanas. Very few tourists...
Malaga Spain
We stopped in Malaga, Spain, for a day to check out the town after hearing from other travelers that it was a “not-to-be-missed”...
Tunisian Sun
Since I was a little girl I always dreamed of going to Africa. When we arrived I could not stop repeating in my head, “I can’t believe...
On the Southern Italian Coast
We arrived in Bari, on Italy’s southern coast, early in the morning and decided to just walk around the city and absorb as much as...
Soaking in Venice
Not at all impressed with Euro-rail as it was the most expensive train, without private cabins, and the lights remained on all night, the...
Slovenia and the Creepiest Castle
We arrived in Ljubljana, Slovenia’s capital, three hours after departing Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. The train was a lovely design...
Croatia for Breakfast
Lauren really wanted to go ahead with our plan of 6 capitals in 6 days. Therefore, after our few enjoyable days in Sarajevo, we booked a...
Sarajevo Flourishes
Our bus ride was somewhat of a highlight as far as nigh transportation goes. We were on the top floor of a double-decker bus, in the very...
