Tag Archives: Random Musings

Is This Really Travel?

For the last three months, I’ve been traveling around Australasia visiting New Zealand, Fiji, and Australia (for the second time). I’ve noticed something interesting- a lot of  the travelers I see are  young (18-24) gap year kids and most never consider leaving “the beaten track.” Don’t get me wrong- I am happy to see people [...]


Are We All Flashpackers Now?

Flashpacking is a term used to describe backpackers who upscale their travels. They travel with a backpack but they stay in nicer digs, carry fancy electronics, tend to be a bit older, have a bit more money to spend, and don’t cook in hostels every day. They are backpackers with means. This distinction has been [...]


My First Trip Series: On The Road

Editor’s Note: People always wonder about my first trip around the world. The look in the archives and can never find it. It’s because I hid it. All the posts from my first trip are locked away for numerous reasons. However, I am going to be periodically highlighting posts from that first trip around [...]


Why Travel Can Change the World

There always seems to be something bad in the news. If it bleeds, it leads right? Even if it doesn’t bleed, it is still there. Bad news sells. All that bad news seems dampen the world’s spirit. The economy, climate change, terrorism, nationalism, poverty, disease- the list of challenges and things to worry about seems [...]


Of Backpackers and Tourists

All along the backpacker trail you hear it. The talk. The chatter. The snarls. The attitude. That’s right. I’m talking about how backpackers feel about tourists. Backpackers view tourists as non-travelers- those who go for the pictures and the hotel but never the place. Backpackers on the other hand are true travelers- they go for [...]