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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 most extreme case is the push to find the perfect girl, get married, toss up a …

Friday Photo GalleryJanuary 25, 2013

Charles Bridge at Night – Weekly Travel Photo

With the crisp crunch of fresh snow under boot I made my way down to one of Prague's signature landmarks. It was 1:30AM and the temperature had dropped to about -10 degrees Celsius. It was cold. Brutally cold. Luckil…

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…

Friday Photo GalleryJanuary 4, 2013April 25, 2013

Bungee Jumping Victoria Falls – Weekly Travel Photo

I'm not really a fan of heights. Don't get me wrong, I love massive mountains, towering skyscrapers, and cliffs that leave you shaking. I just don't like the fact that you can fall off them. Which probably explains why…

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…

AfricaDecember 24, 2012December 29, 2012

2012 – A Year of Travel In Photographs

2012 was one of my best travel years to date. In it I added two new continents, four brand new countries and scratched some pretty major destinations off my bucket list. In addition to completing my first year in Copenhagen I made it to the United Arab Emirates, Scotland, England, Germany, Swede…

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…

Friday Photo GalleryDecember 7, 2012

Scotland’s Hermitage Waterfall – Weekly Travel Photo

Located about 50 miles north of Edinburgh is one of Scotland's small gems: the Hermitage. A beautiful site, this small park is a National Trust for Scotland location and rests along the River Braan. Depending on the…

Friday Photo GalleryNovember 30, 2012

Snow Covered Cappadocia – Weekly Travel Photo

In February of last year I found myself in the heart of one of Turkey's worst cold spells in 25 years. The bad news was that it was absolutely freezing (lows bottomed out at -21 C) but the upside was I had the chance …