The following is a guest post by Sarah Weaver. “We should order pizza.” We were in Montana on the side of I-90. Waiting for a tow truck. In the snow. “I don’t think they deliver pizza to the side of interstate,” I said. “We won’t know until we call,” my sister said. To my sister Melissa, […]
Land of the Purple Sand: Pfeiffer Beach, Big Sur, CA
Pfeiffer Beach in Big Sur, California is a hidden gem along the coastline. Between the place where the mountains frame the beauty of the beach and the shore meets the surf, you will find “purple” sand sprinkled beneath your toes. The purple sand deposits are the product of erosion from the manganese garnet that washes […]
10 Iconic Views in New Zealand You Can’t Miss
This is a guest post by Liz Carlson: New Zealand is truly a country that can take a lifetime to explore. From the lush fern-covered rainforests to world-class beaches, to towering mountain ranges. A visit to New Zealand will give you an overwhelming selection of activities, all of them worthy of your time. But unless […]
An Insider’s Guide to Cape Town
Cape Town, affectionately called the Mother City, or Ekapa by locals, was long a “spring-break” destination for many of us who went to university in the slightly less exciting cities of South Africa. Like many before and after me, I decided to make it my base for a few months after studying to join the […]
How to Hike The Via Dinarica Trail in the Balkans
The following post about a 138 km section hike on The Via Dinarica Trail (VDT), a nearly 2000km trail spanning the western Balkans following the spine of the Dinaric Alps, by Seth Schy: The further we get from Familiar, the happier we become. Julia and I travel because we crave the personal growth that comes […]