Thoughtful Thursday – April 13, 2017

  Thoughtful Thursday Hey everyone, I wanted to let you know that I’m experimenting with a new format at Thoughtful Thursday—one where there will be fewer links but more analysis on my part. This should not only save you time…

View Post

Laurence Gonzales – Travel Quote of the Week

Laurence Gonzales is an an American writer, journalist, and survival skills expert. He is perhaps best known for writing the best selling book Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why. Gonzales was born in St. Louis, Missouri but moved…

View Post

Searches, Seizures, and Technology – How to Protect Your …

In the age of Donald Trump’s travel bans and the fallout of Edward Snowden’s leaks, many travelers are fearful that crossing the U.S. border—either on the way home or to visit—will result in a loss of personal privacy. But is this justified? Can officers search and seize your possessions? Can they scroll through your phone? To get the answer to these questions and to find out what you—the law-abiding traveler—can do to protect your privacy, I spoke with Raj Rathour, a lawyer with a passion for travel.  

View Post

Thoughtful Thursday – April 6, 2017

  Thoughtful Thursday Hey friends, Every Thursday I post the latest and greatest content related to travel and self-improvement that I’ve found throughout the week. It could include articles, videos, podcasts, books, photographs, or any other sort of thought-inducing content I may come…

View Post

Fyodor Dostoyevsky – Travel Quote of the Week

Fyodor Dostoyevsky was a Russian writer, journalist, and philosopher. He is best known for his novels, which include Crime and Punishment (1866), The Idiot (1869), and The Brothers Karamazov (1880). Dostoyevsky was born in Moscow in 1821. He became interested…

View Post