Easter Island: Part 2- The Adventure

This place is a long way out of the way, but I finally made it. The first day, I was really anxious to… [more]

Easter Island: Part 2- The Adventure Easter Island: Part 2- The Adventure

Cycling Across the World, Starting Line: London

Nearly everyone I met abroad travelled from one city to another by the “standby” modes of transportation,… [more]

Cycling Across the World, Starting Line: London Cycling Across the World, Starting Line: London

Baseball in Japan: A Different Fan Experience

It was a humid Sunday afternoon in Tokyo and I was scheduling my day around attending a baseball game… [more]

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Crossfit Affiliate Visit: Chikara Crossfit in Tokyo, Japan

One aspect I love about traveling is contrasting my daily routines with what I would encounter abroad. … [more]

Crossfit Affiliate Visit: Chikara Crossfit in Tokyo, Japan Crossfit Affiliate Visit: Chikara Crossfit in Tokyo, Japan

A View from the Trail: The Everest Base Camp Trek Experience

The Everest Base Camp (EBC) is a strenuous trek that doesn’t require any technical skills or equipment. … [more]

A View from the Trail:  The Everest Base Camp Trek  Experience A View from the Trail:  The Everest Base Camp Trek  Experience

Driving in a Foreign Country

by Mike on April 21, 2013

Driving in Myanmar

The other day, I saw a MINI Cooper just hanging out in parking.  Normally, one wouldn’t think anything of it, but the driver was learning how to drive manual transmission. This reminded me of the first time I was taught to drive manual.  It was in preparation for a cross country road trip.  I was [...]

Mark Your Calendar: TBEX Bound

by Mike on March 13, 2013

Greetings, May is fast approaching and that means TBEX will be here and gone before we all know it.  I’ll be attending the event of the first time.  This year’s location is in Toronto, Canada at the Convention Center. I haven’t been to Toronto in ages.  I think the last time I was there was [...]

The Adventure of Getting to Bagan, Myanmar

March 5, 2013
Bus Station in Yangon, Myanmar

I made the mistake of trying to book a last minute flight to Bagan and not surprisingly nothing was available.  My only option was an overnight bus, a 12-hour journey departing at 6pm arriving early next morning.  Not fun.  At least if I were flying 12 hours, I would have been earning a nice chunk [...]

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The Coolest Layover in Frankfurt, Germany

February 21, 2013
Lufthansa A340 in Frankfurt

As a world traveler and countless number of flights under my belt, I’m extremely familiar with flying from the perspective as a passenger.  However, as for the operations side of airlines, it’s quite rare for travelers to see what goes on beyond the flight itself. That all changed on one of my recent flights. The [...]

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Inspiration to Packing Light

February 17, 2013
What I packed for a week to Myanmar

Rolf Potts managed to travel around theworld without any luggage – not even a backpack.  His main means to holds all his daily necessities was carried around the world in a Scottevest that had a ton of pocket, nonetheless, it’s still quite a feat. Inspired by his accomplishment and the freedom or carrying less weight, [...]

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Finding the Best Airfares For Your Next Adventure

February 3, 2013
Japan Airlines

I bought my Myanmar airfare a long time ago and I’m now just finalizing plans hotels plans for the first few days.  I’m also looking at domestic flights within Myanmar, but I’ll think I’ll save that for when I get there and deal with a local travel agency. The visa was applied for in person [...]

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The Fine Art of Packing Light

January 21, 2013
Laundry Service in Bali

On a trip around the world earlier this year, I managed the trip without checking a single piece of luggage.  The kicker was that some of the item brought were seldomly used so I could have gotten away with less. There were two reasons why I was able to pull this off.  One, it was [...]

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Why Choose Business class over Economy class when you’re redeeming miles

January 7, 2013
Champagne on Lufthansa First class

Aircrafts flying long haul international routes have three cabin classes: first class, business class, and economy.  First class offers the best inflight service and amenities, followed by business class and economy.  Certain airlines offer a premium economy, which falls between business class and economy class. Most folks confuse business class as the better class of [...]

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A Year in Travel: 2012 Edition

December 31, 2012
2012 flights

Every December as the year winds down, I summarize my travels from the course of the year.  Reflecting back on 2012 in terms of travel, it was great. I welcomed in 2012 in Santiago Chile on way back from Easter Island, sadly I don’t have any pictures from their version of the ball drop. I [...]

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Crossfit in Paris: The Crossfit Original Addicts Affiliate

December 29, 2012
The Crossfit Original Addicts Affiliate in Paris

This box probably has one of the most unique names for a CF affiliate.  The name came about when an original group of 7 or so members started to meet informally for WODs.  With the meetups occurring frequently, there was a need to organize their meet ups because e-mail chains just don’t work efficiently.   And [...]

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