World Traveling

I pack ultralight living out of a backpack as a vagabond traveling the world but I’m also actively survival prepping and this is how…» NOMAD   MOBILE   GEAR  …

Welcome to Gothenburg! Gothenburg, Sweden The city of Gothenburg (Göteborg) is my kind of place. Urban creativity and convenience with nature nearby. Here are some fun things to do in…

Wandering Earl Before getting on an airplane, I always re-tie my shoelaces. During a layover, I must sit at an airport cafe for at least ten minutes, but only in…

While we’re not actually charging you a nickel, our first in-person tour paid five times the price. Now that life is getting a bit back to normal and we’ve had…

After I fell down the stairs and fractured a rib, I spent the summer in Ottawa with my brother (eating a lot of soup) and then the month of September…

Although the world is more digitally connected now than it ever has been before, finding an inexpensive connection for your mobile phone when crossing international borders is still a cumbersome…

I am a true believer in the power of road trips.  There is a liberating feeling that comes with loading up the car and getting out on the open road. …

While many travelers to Germany may visit to explore the larger cities (such as Berlin) or popular tourist attractions (such as Europa Park) there remains untapped German cultural opportunities that…

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Book Stand in Front of the Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris Camera NIKON D300S ISO 400 Focal Length 27mm Aperture f/4 Exposure Time 1/800

How to deal with cash and handle your money when abroad is still a big concern for many first time travellers. How do you get access to your cash? How…

These t-shirts are made from 'directional fabric' that allows you to heat up or cool down to meet the weather conditions. by Roger Caffin | 2015-09-22What is a 'directional fabric'…

For those avid travellers amongst us there are plenty of useful pieces of technology that we can happily slip in to our backpacks that will help make our global adventures…

This month I was lucky enough to have my 2 sisters and 2 of my best friends come and travel with me in Ireland and Northern Ireland. My sisters and…

Greetings, XPATMATT readers As my friend and fellow Nomadic Adventurer Matt Gibson has been kind enough to allow me to hijack his blog for a few hundred words to tell…

Cowee Mountain Overlook as seen from the Blue Ridge Parkway. Photo courtesy of Mary Anne Baker via Flickr. Do you look forward to a scenic fall drive on the Blue…

In July, I launched a new charitable foundation called The Foundation for Learning and Youth Travel Education (FLYTE) to raise money for high schools in rural and low-income communities so…

Iceland is a minefield of explosive energy, and because of this beautiful shapes and patterns are formed across the landscape. As basaltic lava cools over an extended period of time,…

You’ve gondola-ed Venice, bicycled Tuscany, shopped Milan, art-walked Florence, and climbed the hills of Rome—that’s pretty much it for Italy, right? Not by a long shot. Just look at the map.…

Click on above photo to view it in large format: The Town Tower & Town Theater on Slovene Square in Ptuj, Slovenia. The Orpheus Monument, a carved marble Roman tombstone…

I’ve always loved family run hotels. Somehow I can usually tell when I’m in one within the first five minutes. It’s a range of things that give it away. The…

Still Googling ‘where’s sunny?’ in the hopes of a last-minute break? Crete‘s still coming up with a row of happy little suns, and with a whopping discount at pool-blessed resort Domes of Elounda,…

Bailiffscourt Hotel & Spa is one of the most charming hotels on the south coast of England. Composed of seven medieval-style buildings with 39 rooms (an underground tunnel connects the…

EWEN, Cirencester – Even from the car park it’s not hard to see why The Wild Duck near Cirencester attracts the sort of names you’d expect at a Royal Wedding.…