Interview with Michael George: 15 months of travel, yoga, and the best food around

July 23, 2017

Michael George is a Chicago born yogi, traveler, and entrepreneur. I met with him to talk about his 15 month travel around the world, his yoga practice, and where to find the best food abroad. Click below to take a listen! For the full-length interview, subscribe to Windy Pictures (top right!). Having difficulty with the… Read More Interview with Michael George: 15 months of travel, yoga, and the best food around

— Africa, Travel —

How to Decide If Plane Tickets Are Too Much

July 17, 2017

How much is too much when it comes to traveling? Not having seen my good buddy Mike in half a year, we wanted to take a trip together somewhere. He had been living in Australia for the past several months, and I was working in Chicago. Well, ideas became plans. Our destination needed to be… Read More How to Decide If Plane Tickets Are Too Much

— North America —

Travel Glitches from Providence, RI to Boston, MA

July 10, 2017

Initially, the flight was going to be from Washington, D.C. to Boston, Massachusetts but herein lies the trouble with flying standby: it’s never a guarantee you will get on the flight you want. The night before we were leaving for Boston, we looked up the flight schedules to see what they looked like. D.C. to… Read More Travel Glitches from Providence, RI to Boston, MA

— North America —

How to Make the Most of a Day in D.C.

July 6, 2017

Arlington Cemetery, Virginia My introduction to D.C. was… not even in D.C., but rather right across the Potomac River at the Arlington Cemetery – famous for it being the resting place of the Kennedy’s as well as the “changing of the guard.” There were hundreds upon hundreds of these graves. The changing of the guard… Read More How to Make the Most of a Day in D.C.

— North America —

Preparing a Trip to New England

June 27, 2017

I’ve been preparing to go on a trip to New England. After work tomorrow, I’ll be beginning a 6 day adventure of the east coast beginning with Washington, D.C. I’m not sure what to expect of D.C. aside from it supposedly being a big deal. It’s the capital of the U.S.A., so I guess that… Read More Preparing a Trip to New England

— North America —

Where to Find Glow Worms in Alabama

May 29, 2017

Alabama is the sequel to my Tennessee post and it’s the true reason I went on this trip to begin with. I have a habit of keeping an ongoing bucket list of locations I want to explore and one day on Reddit I happened across a post regarding the glow worms of Alabama. There are… Read More Where to Find Glow Worms in Alabama

— North America —

An Introduction to Tennessee

May 28, 2017

This was my first time flying standby alone so I wasn’t sure how my flight to Tennessee was going to go. It went mostly without hiccups, except for the single most annoying thing that could probably happen – I wasn’t able to make the flight I had wanted to! This happens, though, especially on a… Read More An Introduction to Tennessee

— North America —

Lake Tahoe Travelin’

April 30, 2017

01. chicago to denver to reno to lake tahoe Matt is the one who put this whole thing together, and I’m especially thankful for that. He found us a place to stay (with his incredibly gracious friend), had ideas on what to do, and he got me a free flight out there. Thanks, Matt! We… Read More Lake Tahoe Travelin’

— Asia, Europe —

Origins: Jordan, Israel, and Poland

January 5, 2017

01. leaving chicago My flight was pretty late in the evening (9.45pm), which I haven’t experienced yet, so I was hoping it would go smoothly which for the most part it did… except when I actually got to the airport. There’s always this anxiety to begin with because I don’t like going through security, and… Read More Origins: Jordan, Israel, and Poland

— Europe —

Exploring Iceland in November

December 1, 2016

01. – nov. 24 Happy Thanksgiving! Wow. What a completely surreal day it’s been. I’ve been planning this trip since June and it’s finally been realized. There were so many factors against me getting here – potential airport workers striking, Thanksgiving holiday travel madness, thunderstorms, and a third party ticket that was super cheap but… Read More Exploring Iceland in November

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Interview with Michael George: 15 months of travel, yoga, and the best food around

How to Decide If Plane Tickets Are Too Much

Travel Glitches from Providence, RI to Boston, MA

How to Make the Most of a Day in D.C.

Preparing a Trip to New England

Where to Find Glow Worms in Alabama

An Introduction to Tennessee

Lake Tahoe Travelin’

Origins: Jordan, Israel, and Poland

Exploring Iceland in November