Preparing to Hike the Inca Trail in Lima, Peru
April 12, 2016
We took the first steps of our Inca Trail trek in Lima, Peru. … More Preparing to Hike the Inca Trail in Lima, Peru
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Random Travel Pic: Baby Robins
April 12, 2016
Baby robins hatch in La Crosse, Wisconsin, offering a deeper lesson in perception. … More Random Travel Pic: Baby Robins
Slip Sliding Away from Vegetarianism
March 30, 2016
A night in New Orleans, with zydeco, absinthe drips and great food, tests a vegetarian’s resolve. … More Slip Sliding Away from Vegetarianism
That Time We Stayed in a Thai Border Town Prison: Part 2
March 29, 2016
The second in a series about our travels in Southeast Asia, and the slow boat down the Mekong River.
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Iguana’s Mexican Street Cafe, Authentic Mexican Food in La Crosse
March 23, 2016
Iguana’s Mexican Street Cafe in La Crosse, Wisconsin, serves the area’s best authentic Mexican food. … More Iguana’s Mexican Street Cafe, Authentic Mexican Food in La Crosse
On Making a Pilgrimage
February 19, 2016
When making a pilgrimage, it is a truth seldom told that the journey begins long before the trailhead. To find whether this is fact, ask anyone who has committed themselves to traveling the twin paths of physical and spiritual endurance. It was about eight years ago when I first heard of the Camino de Santiago. … More On Making a Pilgrimage
That Time We Stayed in a Thai Border Town Prison: Part 1
February 17, 2016
On a recent trip to Thailand, BackpackMister and I were intent upon taking the so-called slow boat down the Mekong River to Laos. We’d been staying in beautiful, sleepy Chiang Mai, one of my favorite cities of the world. Our innkeepers at CS House helped us book a trip that included everything – a night’s … More That Time We Stayed in a Thai Border Town Prison: Part 1
All-Inclusive at Las Hadas Resort in Manzanillo, Mexico
February 3, 2016
BackpackMister and I believe in being travelers, rather than tourists. As a result many of our vacations have been what I would call hard travel: long, dangerous bus rides, food poisoning from iffy food or water, bare-bones accommodations with dirty sheets and nothing pre-arranged but the flight. I believe we’ve been richer for the experience, … More All-Inclusive at Las Hadas Resort in Manzanillo, Mexico
Your Vacation Needs an Overhaul: Here’s Why
April 19, 2014
Traveling to some of the most inspirational and life-changing places on this Earth is an impossibility to most Americans. And, it’s a problem. In this world economy, it is essential that we allow employees the chance to better understand the world – not through YouTube or Twitter or travel shows on CNN, but through that … More Your Vacation Needs an Overhaul: Here’s Why
A Walk on the Darkside: Hiking Wisconsin’s Peaceful Trails
November 11, 2013
Photos and blog post by Joel Badzinski. I stand still and there is no sound. I feel only the chill air around me and a slight fatigue in my legs. I am at the bottom of a ravine, the lowest point of a trail called Darkside, perhaps so named by someone like me who appreciated … More A Walk on the Darkside: Hiking Wisconsin’s Peaceful Trails
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