When I'm motorcycling, I prefer loop routes that allow for different scenery and experiences. When I was researching route options for our motorcycle trip from Wyoming to Alaska, I came across the Stewart-Cassiar Highway as a more remote alternative to the Alaska Highway on several forums and articles. Reading that this route usually offers less …
When I was researching route options for our motorcycle trip to Alaska, I noticed several ferry ports connected by the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS), including Whittier, Haines, and Skagway that also connected to traditional land-based highways. I filed this information away in the back of my brain and planned a route without the AMHS …
I am embarrassed to admit that until I started researching things to do during our week in Helsinki, Finland, I didn't know that Finland has the world's largest archipelago with more than 80,000 islands off its coastline. Mind blown. Of course we had to add visiting some of these islands to our itinerary! With only …
As I was planning our trip to Scandinavia, I decided to add on a couple weeks in the Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania). It was our first time in these countries so we opted for a two-week road trip, starting and ending in Tallinn, Estonia. We loved the experience, and it ended up being …
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We spent an incredible long weekend in Panama where I celebrated my 40th birthday exploring my 40th country. It was a quick trip, but we spent several days in and around Panama City as well as a couple days in El Valle de Anton. July is not a prime time to visit Panama because it's …
On our way home from our recent motorcycle trip, we made a quick stop in Thermopolis, Wyoming. I've had this spot on my list for quite some time, and while it was too hot outside for us to explore everything this town has to offer, our quick visit made me more excited to eventually come …
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One of our final stops in Alberta, Canada, was Cave and Basin National Historic Site just outside of Banff. It was a bit of a painful experience getting to the site as Banff was teeming with people and traffic, but once we arrived we found ample parking near the gift shop and walked to the …
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Finding direction and purpose on the road, in the outdoors, and on the page
Finding direction and purpose on the road, in the outdoors, and on the page
Finding direction and purpose on the road, in the outdoors, and on the page
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