Guide – Page 11 – VirtualWayfarer

AsiaFebruary 20, 2013

Sailing the Bosphorus – By Ferry and By Cruise

For millenia the Bosphorus has served as an influential gateway that has, and continues to leave a powerful footprint on human society. It has been a key actor and primary muse in the generation of numerous empires and provided a fertile trade and bread basket to the peoples and civilizations tha…

BackpackingFebruary 13, 2013

The Polar Bear Adventure: Part III

It's a cold and blustery day here in Copenhagen. Snow has been falling all day - the cold air converting biker's deep breaths into jets of steam. The barely audible grunts as they strain against their pedals, pushing …

BackpackingFebruary 6, 2013February 6, 2013

Live Better: How I Seek Inspiration

A few years ago I made an internal decision: I was happy dedicating myself to my career and to "growing up" but that I was unwilling to simply blindly conform to what society told me I was supposed to do. Perhaps the…

BackpackingFebruary 4, 2013

The Polar Bear Adventure: Part II

Whoof. Woof. Wolf? Our ears were bombarded by a chorus of dog sounds as we stepped out of our vehicle and onto pristine white snow at the Wapusk Dog sledding headquarters. The dogs knew we were there, they had heard u…

AfricaJanuary 12, 2013January 12, 2013

Crash Course Advice For Travel Photography

A huge chunk of the travel photos I see on a daily basis are horrible. Not just amateur shots from friends and strangers, but also from semi-professional travel bloggers and established travel brands. It always amazes…

BackpackingJanuary 5, 2013July 22, 2013

The Polar Bear Adventure: Part 1

You know things are either off to a brilliant, or ill fated start when you learn that your charter flight which flew at the crack of dawn was the only Churchill bound flight that left the airport. As a bit of an obnoxious optimist, and in light of the minimal turbulence we were experiencing, I tos…

AfricaDecember 30, 2012December 30, 2012

My Top 5 Travel Videos From 2012

In 2012 I filmed a ton of HD video footage as part of my mission to do more videos. A lot of that footage still needs to be edited. My equipment has also improved a lot over the course of the year as has my underst…

BackpackingDecember 20, 2012July 1, 2014

Real Danish Food: Nørrebro’s Little Smørrebrød Shop

Authentic Danish food is the Sasquatch of the Euro-Scandinavian culinary scene. There's Noma of course, as well as a small army of Michelin Star restaurants but talking about them as authentic outlets for Danish food …

BackpackingDecember 11, 2012December 14, 2012

Snow Covered Copenhagen

How do you take a picturesque city with beautifully colored buildings, elegant canals, and wide pedestrian streets and make it even more picture perfect? You add snow. At least, that seems to be the approach Copenha…

AfricaDecember 3, 2012December 8, 2012

Safari: The Emotional Side

Let's face it, when the time comes to set out for a safari, most of us have a pretty simple checklist. We want to see amazing animals in wonderful natural settings. Among the most desired animals are predators - big …