I share this at Intentional Travelers because it’s a good example of getting creative to have great experiences (and save money) while you travel. In this case, we were able to help out some friends, get free use of camping gear in return, learn more about things we’re interested in (like growing native plants and using…
As a follow-up to our last post, Top Places to Visit in Jamaica: Off the Beaten Path, we’ve also compiled a list of some of the best attractions in Jamaica that are on that beaten path for a reason. As we mentioned before, living and serving as Peace Corps Volunteers in Jamaica, we’ve had the…
It was only recently that we discovered one of the most interesting ways to boost our travel experiences. It is currently a hobby for over 800,000 people worldwide and has been going on since May of 2000. You may or may not have heard of it, but chances are, you pass by “caches” and “geocachers” on a daily…
We put a lot of thought into what we wanted to do after we finished our Peace Corps service in Jamaica. The recurring themes were always: travel and see people. After spending two years on an island without a car, visiting our friends and family via road trip rose to the top of our list. Below is…
Montreal, Quebec, Canada makes a beautiful summer travel destination for couples, families, and solo travelers. Montreal is a unique city with the Old World charm of Europe, while located in North America. Updated: Winter 2020. Originally published: April 2014. Our First Montreal Trip Perhaps because I grew up on the West Coast, I had never…
About our first epic National Parks Road Trip When we quit our jobs back in April 2011, we thought we’d have a few short months before our departure into Peace Corps service. Our plan was to move out of our apartment and do a massive road trip to see the National Parks of the West….
Road Trip: Yosemite from Chamanson on Vimeo. Many say Yosemite is one of the most beautiful places in the country, so we decided to spend five nights there. After an arduous hike, the view from the top of Yosemite Falls was well worth the climb. Another hike took us to an unforgettable waterfall at Hetch Hetchy…
* Click to access our free Utah National Parks map & itinerary PDF * Road Trip: Salt Lake City from Chamanson on Vimeo. After Salt Lake City, we started our big tour of Utah’s National Parks. Since the weather didn’t permit camping in Yellowstone, the parks in Utah ended up being our first chance to…
Road Trip Yellowstone from Chamanson on Vimeo. Here’s a video montage of our times in the super volcano! We spent five days/four nights in a cute little budget cabin just steps from Old Faithful, and enjoyed a range of weather conditions from pleasantly sunny to blustery snow. Yellowstone is an unbelievable place with so many…
Remembering Haiti 5 Years After the Earthquake Haiti’s magnitude 7.0 earthquake of Jan. 12, 2010, left 220,000 people dead, 300,000 injured and rubble nearly everywhere. (NPR.org) In the summer of 2009, Jedd and I had the opportunity to travel to Northern Haiti for the first time on a vision trip with Haiti Foundation of Hope. Being Jedd’s…