Transformational Travel

Transformational Travel

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Transformational Travel

Transformational Travel

Travel can transform environments, communities, relationships, or individuals. The road is the ultimate crucible of life. It’s where all the extraneous layers get peeled back and expose the naked truth. It’s where dreams meet reality, theories turn into practice, and the best stories are born.

Since we only write what we experience, we provide first-person narratives of our experiences and insightful stories from the road. Maybe it’s that seminal moment that changes our lives or an environmental struggle in some distant land. These stories might ignite your wanderlust or satiate your need for adventure. Either way, these are the stories we love to tell about travel as we see it.

Painted Dreams - The Van Gogh Museum

Painted Dreams - The Van Gogh Museum

The world is cruel to people who love too much. We’ve all felt those moments of immense passion and desperate loneliness, sometimes simultaneously. However, few people have put them to…

Fly Fishing Montana's Bighorn River: Fishy Dreams and Stranger Things

Fly Fishing Montana's Bighorn River: Fishy Dreams and Stranger Things

Fly fishing the Bighorn River ignited forgotten memories of childhood. A chilly trip down an idyllic river showed me that dreams do come true in Montana.

Ode to Egypt - Is It Still a Must See Destination?

Ode to Egypt - Is It Still a Must See Destination?

Can you say you have seen the world without going to Egypt? I went to fulfill my lifelong dream of seeing this iconic civilization for myself, and to answer this…

Navigating Life's Known Unknowns

Navigating Life's Known Unknowns

I cried my way through Oklahoma and Texas, but when the sun rose in New Mexico, I had a plan. All I had to do was dismantle every element of…

The Everlasting Power of Dreams: TAG Fall Cave-In and Mountain Biking Roanoke

The Everlasting Power of Dreams: TAG Fall Cave-In and Mountain Biking Roanoke

What are dreams? Are they torches to guide your way in the darkness or seed you sew for the future? Do they live in your memories or steer your desires?…

Of Cats and Code Heroes: My Personal Visit to the Hemingway Home in Key West

Of Cats and Code Heroes: My Personal Visit to the Hemingway Home in Key West

A great writer transcends people and places to reach the core of man’s soul. The Hemingway Home in Key West took me on an expected journey deep into my spirit.

Ethical Tourism in Sri Lanka - Can It Really Be Used For Social Good?

Ethical Tourism in Sri Lanka - Can It Really Be Used For Social Good?

Can the ethical tourism really be used as a force for good in Sri Lanka? Can leisure travel fight issues like poverty and inequality? Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you…

Thrombosis - The Thailand Trip That Almost Wasn't

Thrombosis - The Thailand Trip That Almost Wasn't

Would I be medically cleared for our Thailand trip, or will our last year of planning and dreaming explode and vanish before our very eyes?

Zen and the Art of Canyoneering with Zion Guru

Zen and the Art of Canyoneering with Zion Guru

Imagine rapelling down a cliff at Zion NP? Zion Guru's guided tour full of adventure and inspiration might be the perfect introduction to canyoneering.

Homeless in Sri Lanka

Homeless in Sri Lanka

Not quite two years ago, we started blogging and now we have quit our jobs, vacated our house, disposed all our possessions, and now we are heading to Asia.

The Game-TBEX and the Art of Networking

The Game-TBEX and the Art of Networking

How does picking up women correlate with networking? I decided to reread an old favorite,The Game by Neil Strauss. As it turns out, there are many parallels

Altered States - Explorations with Float North County

Altered States - Explorations with Float North County

They say traveling it is all about the journey. We explored floating at Float North County, and embarked on an exploration of mind, body, and spirit.