White water rafting is one of the greatest warm-weather adventure experiences. Not much beats zippin down the rapids at full speed with five other great friends. However, being on the river DOES mean that you’ll be soaked most of the time. And it’s not uncommon for boats to flip over and dunk everyone on board. […]
Trekking to Everest Base Camp was one of the greatest experiences of my entire life. And it was also one of the most difficult challenges I have ever embarked on. The 13 days spent up in the mountains were full of laughter, tears, and perseverance. I kept a journal to document my experiences up on […]
If there is one thing I am good at, it is moving across the country. And if there is one thing that I am better at, it’s chaotically moving across the country in an extreme time crunch. In 2018, I had two week to schlep my belongings from Chicago to San Francisco. Then, I schlepped […]
Xplor Park is an adventure and activity park situated amidst the lush, tropical landscape of the Riviera Maya in Mexico. With the cost of your ticket, you can swim through cenotes, drive massive land vehicles through the jungle, and zip line across the sky. What could possibly be better? Talk about ‘bang for your buck!”. […]
The California Zephyr is a 2,438 mile route spanning from Emeryville, California (just outside of San Francisco and Oakland) to Chicago, Illinois. Over the course of 3 days, the train will travel through Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, and California. You will wind through the Sierra Nevada, cross the Mississippi River, and pass through […]
Silfra is a fissure between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates. This means that the Silfra fissure is technically the separation point between the continents. The divide was caused by an earthquake in the late 1700s. Today, the fissure is a hot-spot for divers. It is the only place in the world where you […]
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