Backpacking – Page 6 – VirtualWayfarer

AsiaDecember 31, 2015December 31, 2015

The Stupid Myths We Believe as Western Travelers Time and Time Again

I'm narrowing in on accomplishing a major life goal on my bucket list. Before I turn 31 my aim is to have visited 50 countries...and yet, fresh back from my 45th, 46th, and 47th, I've just had a profo…

BackpackingDecember 16, 2015

The Sound of Music, The Taste of Coffee and a Miniature Wonderland

Music It was the day after the Paris attacks and the world was still numb with shock. It was mid-afternoon after a fant…

BackpackingDecember 2, 2015December 9, 2015

A Weekend Getaway Spent in Hamburg

As I felt gravity suddenly press against me, pinning me to my seat, I enjoyed one of my favorite sensations - the added …

BackpackingNovember 10, 2015November 12, 2015

A UNESCO Filled Return to Hamburg – Come Follow Along!

In the midst of a beautiful hot, humid and record setting July in 2010 I found myself sitting on a sweltering train (ins…

AfricaOctober 25, 2015October 25, 2015

The Spirit of the Moment

I'm thrilled to share that VirtualWayfarer just passed 1,000,000 views on YouTube (I'm so incredibly humbled and flatter…

BackpackingOctober 12, 2015

A Road Trip Through Denmark in Fall

If you crack a guidebook for Copenhagen you'll find a number of great (and not so great) suggestions. Everything from a visit to The Little Mermaid (yuck) to the incredible vista out over the Sand Bu…