Climbing A Mountain Made Me Realize What Life Is All About
About 5 years ago, I would never have imagined myself climbing a mountain. It was tough, dangerous, and took a lot of time and effort. Being a city boy, most Continue Reading
Doing Hard Things Is The Cure For What Ails You
I have recently started climbing mountains and through this came to a few life-changing realizations. My successful summit of Mt. Blanc gave me a new perspective on things, which really Continue Reading
Crazy Shit To Do: Climb Mt. Blanc
Your legs are hurting, you are breathing hard, and your chest feels like it is going to burst out of your body. Yet, you continue putting one foot in front Continue Reading
Going To Thailand To Train Muay Thai For A Month
Ever since I was a kid I dreamed of becoming a karate master. One of my favorite movies growing up was the “Karate Kid” and I used to watch that Continue Reading
The Normal Person Guide To Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro
As I have written previously, climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro is one of the most rewarding experiences us average city slickers can do. However how do you go about it? What types Continue Reading
Crazy Shit To Do: Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro
If you have been reading my blog, you might have caught the fact that last summer (August 2015), I went on a crazy adventure to Tanzania. Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro, camping Continue Reading
Adventures in Post-Soviet Georgia: Tbilisi And Batumi
This summer I spent some time in Georgia. However this wasn’t your momma’s Georgia. They don’t speak with a southern drawl there. In fact their language is unrelated to any Continue Reading
Why Are Dutch People So Tall?
I spent a year living in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. The first day when I arrived I had to go the bathroom. I went in, found the urinals and unzipped. Continue Reading
Homeless in Copenhagen
“We don’t have a room for you and the entire city is booked out,” said the hotel manager as I stood across from him, clutching papers in my right hand Continue Reading