Trekking To The Arctic Circle Via The Dalton Hwy
Video: Not the ice road…at least not in August. “Oh, I don’t think you’re going to want to do that.” Standing on a rent-a-car lot in Anchorage, the guy helping us had gotten wind of our intentions to drive the infamous Dalton Highway. “We tried that two summers ago. We had to go about 20…
Read More Posted in: Americas - North America, Off The Grid, World PlaygroundRespect For Canyonlands National Park
Video: One way to conquer your fear of heights…Mesa Arch! (UPDATE: Walking on this arch was BANNED a couple of years after this video was shot) Quick…name a national park in Utah. Okay…now another. And another. My guess is that had you not already seen the title of this post, you might have guessed Zion,…
Read More Posted in: Americas - North America, Outrageous Adventures, World PlaygroundNicaragua: The New Costa Rica?
Video: Scot Is A Dork And Forgets Where He Is “Cambio! Cambio! Cambio!” At least a dozen full-grown (and decidedly scruffy) men bum-rushed the doors of the bus right as they opened, and immediately started shouting…all the while waving surreal, almost Breaking Bad-like fistfuls of cash at us. Don’t get me wrong. I’d always dreamed…
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