30 Days of Indie Travel Project: Feast
The theme for Day 11 of the 30 Days of Indie Travel Project is Feast.For some of us, food isn’t just a part of our...
28 Days, 7 Cities: My Trans-Siberian Plan
As I wrap up my time in Moscow, I am thrilled to announce plans for the final leg of my Russian journey – the Trans...
Free Day at the Hermitage
Traveling on a budget, I am always looking for a deal. So when I read that the State Hermitage Museum – probably the most famous attraction...
Five Favorite Things in Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital of Estonia and a European Capital of Culture for 2011. As the second stop on my big adventure, it brought me...
Thirty-Somethings See the World: Scott Hartbeck
Welcome to the second in a series of traveler spotlights, profiling some of my fellow thirty-something travelers who are getting ready to take a break...
Experimenting with Fear
What scares you?What makes you feel sick to your stomach? Break into a sweat? Stumble over your words? Shake in your boots?We all have fears. ...
Arequipa to Lima
Markets across the street from our hotel in the Miraflores neighborhood of LimaWe had time to kill this morning before our flight to Lima so...
Sacred Valley
So today was a day long tour of the Sacred Valley booked through Peru Treks. It was a long day and we saw a lot...