I’m sorry for the click-bait-y title guys, but I couldn’t think of anything else more descriptive of what I experienced yesterday. Have you ever stared into someone’s eyes for more than a millisecond? I’d done it before for a minute or two at various Burning Man workshops. I’d tried it on myself in the mirror […]
25 Reasons Why Women Should Never Travel Solo
You’ve heard it before, right? Women should never travel alone. I mean, think of all of the terrible things that could happen when a girl goes out into the world all by her lonesome. Things happen to women who go out alone. They realize things, they meet people who change their perceptions, they come home […]
Eight Days in the Alaskan Wilderness
The email came through in December as I was sitting in California. Rain pitter-pattered outside as I read – it was a particularly rainy winter after all. I can still remember where I was sitting on the couch while I imagined the adventure proposed. “Want to come backpacking in Alaska?” Um, yes! Eight months later […]
Is Long Term Traveling Inherently Selfish?
In a recent email, BMTM reader Isabella asked me, Do you think long term travel/backpacking is inherently selfish? One obvious reason is for people who are leaving friends and family and missing out on quality time with them. But I think a bigger reason is because backpackers are basically hedonists – they go out to […]
A Full Guide to The Camera Gear that I Use
I bought my fist DSLR on Black Friday in 2011. I can’t remember why anymore. Maybe I just missed being creative since I spent most of my time in an office, wishing for an opportunity to see beyond its walls. Back then I used to wander around my neighborhood in Newport Beach taking photos, practicing […]