The Camino de Santiago: The Backpack
The best backpack for the Camino de Santiago is the smallest and lightest weight one that will carry everything you want to take. it’s that simple.
Tom Bartel
Images of the Galápagos Islands
Sunsets, seascapes, wildlife dominate the images we brought back from our land-based tour of the Galápagos Islands
Some Travel Quotes You Might Like
I was asked last week what my favorite travel quotes were. In the last nine years since we’ve been traveling full time, I’ve heard and thought a lot about travel and what people have to say about it.
The Newest Travel Accessories from Outdoor Retailer
Here are some of the most interesting, and useful, travel accessories we encountered at the summer Outdoor Retailer show, June 2019.
Images of Yellowstone National Park
I once was told by a professional landscape photographer that a pro will go back to a location at least 25 times to get just the right shot in just … Read more
A Pleasant Introduction to Chilean Wine, from Laura Hartwig
We walked out a kilometer into the Chilean wine country from where we are staying in Santa Cruz to the Laura Hartwig vineyard to take the tour, but mostly, of course, to try the wines.
10 Things I’ve Learned from Traveling
Here are a few things I’ve learned about traveling pretty constantly for the last nine years. Some are useful, but most are not. They’re just observations. I’m sure you have your own.
Some Thoughts on Traveling Past 60
People ask Kris and me all the time about how we’re able to travel full time (at our age.) Usually the people who ask us are living some variation of … Read more
Cutting in Line with the Global Entry Program
You can breeze through the lines at United States Immigration and TSA with Global Entry Program status. The process for obtaining Global Entry is relatively painless, but can take more than a month for approval.