You guys, it's the holiday season! Time to completely give up on every semblance of health you thought you gave a shit about until March. Those warm clothes will cover up the pudge anyway. But while you're wasting away in a soggy puddle of cinnamon buns and shame, why not try to hit a festival … [Read more...]
The Backpacker’s Budget Guide to Spain
Spain is one of those places that everybody hates for their first three hours. You're new in town, jetlagged to hell and back, and all you want to do is find someplace to eat. But it's 4 PM. Every god damn restaurant in the city is closed down for siesta and the guy who's supposed to check you in is … [Read more...]
Go Overseas: How to choose your travel insurance
I'm gonna be honest, I have never once used travel insurance. I like to live my life with the confidence that any debilitating issue that crops up because of my poor lifestyle will be medically fixable by the time I'm 50. But this is because I live on a freelance writer's budget. I'm a cheap … [Read more...]
The Doomed Independence Movement of Easter Island
Easter Island barely juts out of the ocean over 2,000 miles away from the nearest continent. It's one of the most remote places on Earth - Antarctica is far more accessible, almost as if the land called Rapa Nui by the locals wasn't meant to have locals in the first place. Man didn't make it to the … [Read more...]
Matador Network: 10 Experiences to Have in Los Angeles
I've written about Los Angeles a few times for Matador Network lately. I think it's because since I've been back in America, I'm looking to settle down. The last place I settled in America was LA, so it's difficult not to make comparisons. What would my life be like back there, had I never left? Is … [Read more...]