Now eight months into this journey, I’ve started doing a good deal of reflection: what has happened so far, where I’ve been and what it’s meant to me - and will mean to me in the future; what I’ve learned and how it’s changed me. I remember meeting people in Auckland, telling them I’m three …
It’s Who You Know
Before leaving the United States I decided that “Connection” would be one of the core values of my adventure around the world. It has been. Back in March I wrote a recap on all the people I’d connected with on the journey by that time. I’m going to do that again now, and this is …
Testing the Waters in Africa
Tangier Having initially decided to skip the continent of Africa due to time and money constraints, I learned that I could easily jump down to Morocco from southern Spain, so I figured I had to at least test the proverbial waters of Africa. I’ll admit, the chance to add a sixth continent on the world …
Viva Espana
Madrid Madrid is freaking awesome. Despite once again wandering for an hour before finding my damn hostel, my time here was far less stressful. From the airport I arrived in the famous Plaza de la Sol in the center of the city and was immediately in love. In Spain, things are calm, laid back, sunny …
Culture Shock
I landed at the Cherleroi - Brussels airport, about an hour’s drive outside of the city (another little RyanAir head fake, as they don’t mention that the airports they fly are typically an hour or more further than the city’s “main” airport). Here I was picked up by Arend Jan, an awesome Dutch guy who …