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What is Boreal?
Blog, Festivals, Video"Boreal is a group camping trip with a major twist departing from Toronto Ontario, Canada... We travel together as a group north by buses to a beautiful river in Muskoka, paddle canoes up stream to a ...
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Why Visit the West Coast of OZ?
Blog, Photo, ThoughtsThe east coast of Australia is one of the most popular backpacker routes in Australia, and possibly the world. However, if you are visiting the country, and can afford the time, I highly recommend tr...
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Music Festival vs. Transformational Festival
Blog, Festivals, ThoughtsToo often do people group music festivals and transformational festivals into the same category. Although there are similarities, there are also some very distinct differences, and these d...
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Why You Should Hate Fridays
Blog, ThoughtsYou work a simple 9-5 job you don't necessarily love, nor hate, but it pays the bills. There are things you'd much rather be doing than work. You commute an hour to get home, and once you do, you're ...
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5 Days, 9 Strangers, 4000 km, 1 Crazy Adventure
Blog, Festivals, Thoughts, VideoThese are the figures which describe my journey from Toronto to Black Rock City, back in 2011. And it was one hell-of-a journey... For those of you unaware, Black Rock City is a temporal city locate...
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Teufelsberg: Abandoned Spy Station in Berlin
Blog, PhotoTeufelsberg (which is German for Devil's Mountain) is an abandoned Cold War US Spy Station, located in Berlin. It was constructed in the 1960's, specifically in the period following World War II. At...
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Photographing Iceland in Winter
Blog, Photo, ThoughtsIceland is a country often overlooked by travelers. Not much is known about it, the name suggests its covered in ice, and although part of Europe, it’s not actually attached to Europe. Most travelers...
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Thoughts on Khao San Road
Blog, Thoughts, VideoBangkok, Thailand, is commonly referred to as 'the gateway to South East Asia.' And Khao San Road in Bangkok is known as 'the backpacker centre of the universe', due to all the amenities and comforts ...
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Football for All: Tanzania
Blog, Thoughts, VideoIn 2013 I spent a month in Tanzania. I met a local named John who coaches football/soccer to a group of street kids that lived in a group home near where we lived. One day he asked me to come with h...
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Wise Words from the Author of ‘The Backpacker’
Blog, ThoughtsI stumbled upon a book called "The Backpacker" by John Harris, while backpacking South East Asia a few years ago. It's based on a true story, the story of his life, and its a freaking amazing story. A...
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The Printmaker
Blog, VideoIn 2013 I had the opportunity to travel Tanzania. While there, I met a local artist named Amen Ntangu. He is self-employed as a batik printmaker. His artwork is beautiful, but what inspired me even...
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What You Don’t Know About Laos
Blog, Photo, ThoughtsMention Laos, and most South East Asia backpackers think of tubing in the Vang Vieng. Most will pass through the country without ever learning of its dark past. During the Vietnam War, the US waged ...
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