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How to turn your next holiday into an epic walking adventure

If a fortnight’s holiday or a month’s backpacking fails to make you feel like you got away from it all, perhaps you need to don your walking shoes …

Hiking

Blue’s Raspberry Mic includes a Lightning cable for easy iPhone/iPad podcasting: $150

Amazon offers the Blue Microphones Raspberry Mic with Lightning cable for $149.99 shipped. Regularly around $200 at most retailers like B&H, this is a $50 savings and a new Amazon all-time low. It’s a great accessory for recording podcasts on-the-go with your iPhone or iPad. Rated 3.9/5 stars.Blue …

Microphones

Best Podcasts for Learning a Language

Credit: Maxx-Studio/ShutterstockThanks to podcasts, there's an unprecedented variety of resources for learning a language, available on demand. While …

Language Learning

Things to Do in Vienna With Kids

Last Updated: April 3, 2018As some of my attentive readers may remember I visited Salzburg, Austria with a group of friends. I teamed up with a family …

European Travel

Eating in El Salvador - Food, Wine, Beer, Travel

While we were in El Salvador working on the house, the church had local ladies that cooked for us. Honestly we did not have a bad meal. The church …

Ep 001 Doolin Cliff Walk, Ireland

Active LIfestyle Travel Podcast Ep 002 Bike Around Chiang Mai, Thailand - Backpacking Detours

Active Lifestyle Travel Podcast Ep 003 Millennial Group Travel - Backpacking Detours

Active Lifestyle Travel Podcast Ep 004 Travel Injuries and Illness Tips - Backpacking Detours

Active Lifestyle Travel Podcast Ep 005 Peru Food Tour - Backpacking Detours

Active Lifestyle Travel Podcast Ep 006 Camino de Santiago Discussion - Backpacking Detours

3 Fun Attractions for One Day in Dublin - Backpacking Detours

One Day in Dublin, IrelandIf you have limited time in a city, it may be difficult to schedule so many great activities in your itinerary.Scott and I …

11 incredible habits of Buddhist Monks (#7 is brilliant)

It can be hard to find meaning and purpose sometimes. We spend so much time working and being busy that we forget to stop and look inside ourselves …

Meditation

The 9 Best Podcast Advertising Networks

Every podcaster will at some point be looking to monetize and take their show to the next level. If you’ve been in the industry for a while, you will …

Marketing

French Quarter New Orleans

Jackson Square and St. Louis Cathedral.I have visited New Orleans and the French Quarter three times. As a child, I mostly remember seeing the …

2 Months In Asia For A New You - The Bucket List Project

If you’re feeling a little down at the beginning of the year, or if the excitement of the celebrations and new year’s resolutions has already worn …

Top Things to Do in Athens with Kids

Last Updated: March 23, 2018We spent five days in Greek capital with Marcello, Maya, and Mia and I was amazed to learn how many interesting things to …

European Travel

Lepim i Varim: eating at a pelmeni restaurant in Moscow

What is the best food to eat while you are on a visit to Russia? I expect is a question constantly on everybody’s lips.Perhaps it’s the cabbagey …

Sainsbury'S

10 Tips for How to Travel with a Dog on a Plane

Planning a trip with your pet? Will you by flying? If you are getting ready to take a vacation with your pet and will be traveling on an airplane, …

Pets

Active Lifestyle Travel Podcast - Backpacking Detours

Whiskey Tasting at the Jameson Distillery Tour - Backpacking Detours

Dublin, IrelandScott and I spent a short time in the city of Dublin. Since we don’t sit still for long, we visited a few of the popular tourist …

Learning to Accept Loss by Facing Death: A Transformative Travel Story

I’ve been patiently waiting to share this story with you. This month’s guest writer shares her inspiring story about traveling in Thailand, …

F5 IPA from COOP Ale Works - Food, Wine, Beer, Travel

This IPA is assertively hoppy, delivering ample hop pungency and flavor without shying away from bitterness yet still keeping it in balance with …

Things You Need To Know Before You Travel to Malaysia - The Bucket List Project

If you are travelling to Malaysia sometime soon then you will want to make sure that you are prepared for the journey. This is easier said than done …

How to Visit Alcatraz - How To Make Yours the Best Alcatraz Tour

The once formidable prison in San Francisco Bay is now a National Park and Tourist Attraction. This guide will help you get the most out of your …

Using the I Amsterdam Card to Explore Amsterdam

A few years ago after a bad breakup from an even worse relationship, I decided to start taking Thanksgiving breaks for myself. First, I just skipped …

Alcatraz: Life on the Rock - Hilton Union Square & Parc 55 - San Francisco

The lobbies of both the Hilton Union Square and its sister hotel Parc 55 in San Francisco have a new look. For one thing, there is a jail cell …

Solo Dining in Amsterdam: Where to go Dining Alone

This post contains affiliate links.When I visited Amsterdam, it was my first solo trip abroad. For solo trips, I tend to stay in hotels rather than …

Cenotes Near Cancun: Ruta de los Cenotes, Dos Ojos, & More

One of our primary reasons for visiting the Yucatan peninsula was my younger daughter’s fascination with the area after studying it in Spanish class, …

The Beers of Texas Part 13 - Food, Wine, Beer, Travel

This is another installment of my series describing beers of Texas. I am looking at beers brewed and born here in the Lone Star State.Brewed at …