Travel

If there’s anything we humans are good at, it is building. Skyscrapers mark our urban environments and rows of cookie-cutter houses line the suburban landscape. We have constructed communities in cities and towns. We have traversed the world via manmade vehicles specializing in air, land and even sea.
But perhaps… Read the rest

Running is one of those things that sounds miserable on a cold, dark morning but is actually really great once you get your butt out of bed and go do it. For one, there’s something about how the air feels in the lungs and the power pulsing through your legs… Read the rest

According to my calendar, spring starts Monday (in the United States, anyhow). And all I have to say to this cold, wet winter is good riddance. Not only did I never get the snow that was promised me here in Portland, but the rain and cold temperatures have continued—as per… Read the rest

One of the things I love about traveling is that wherever I go, so long as I can escape the city, I’m bound to see some sort of farming operation. And most of those farms include barns.
A building in the middle of a field, surrounded by horses, sheep, cows… Read the rest

Besides beer, I think it’s safe to argue (I’m not using any statistics here, so don’t quote me) that wine is one of the top choices of alcoholic beverage across the world.
Perhaps you’re sipping some champagne—which, as we all know, is just carbonated wine—and you’re feeling classy. Or maybe… Read the rest

There are few things in nature more sublime than lightning. It’s full of violence—causing destruction wherever it strikes—and beauty, lighting up the sky.
Don’t worry, I’m not going to get all philosophical on you by bringing up any Kant quotes or anything. I just think lightning is one of those… Read the rest

More difficult than riding the traditional two-wheeled, the unicycle might remind the average individual of parades, carnivals and entertainment of the like.
But unicycling is becoming more commonplace and it’s less unusual to see someone balanced (or not) atop the single wheel riding through town. As it should be. So… Read the rest

It rains pretty much everywhere. You could be backpacking across Europe, trekking through South America or bicycling through Africa, and any day could be made just a little bit harder with rain drops falling from the sky.
So here’s a sneak preview, in case you’re curious, of what rainy days… Read the rest

Photojournalists Morrigan McCarthy and Alan Winslow are heading out on another great cycling adventure. On the heels of their 11,000-mile bike around America called Project Tandem, the two once again are riding and recording the ideas of the many people they meet along the way. Last time they collected the… Read the rest

What do you get when you combine traveling and blogging with humanitarian activism? The three-year-old community fundraiser Passports with Purpose, which just kicked off its annual project this month. The 2010 Passports With Purpose… Read the rest mission is to build a village in India through its beneficiary, Land for Tillers’ Freedom

There are few things I’ll stop for on a road trip: antique shops, roadside oddities and waterfalls. (If you have bladder control problems, I don’t suggest riding with me.)
Old things and oddities aside, waterfalls stand out. Mother Nature has definitely outdone herself with the always-beautiful, sublime free flows of… Read the rest

Yoga is no longer an art confined to the ashrams of India and the ritzy studios of upper-to-middle class corporate granolas. These days, yoga is pretty much everywhere. You’ll find various forms of the practice in college P.E. classes, gyms and in hundreds of do-it-at-home 60-minute videos.
But when yoga… Read the rest

So it’s Saturday morning, you don’t have to work for the weekend and you’re taking full advantage. You wake up at who cares what time, inhale to fill your lungs with the cool mountain air and you crawl out of your sleeping bag. The sound of your tent unzipping—that distinct… Read the rest

As I was scouring the Creative Commons of Flickr to find photos for this week’s edition of ‘Round the World, Styx’s “Come Sail Away” started playing in the coffee house I was sitting in. So because of that and the fact that the weather happened to be the perfect mix… Read the rest

A life-long photographer (and former Senior Photog for Snowboarder and Transworld… Read the rest magazines), Chris Brunkhart has combined a few of his passions–photography, snowboarding and travel–into one project: a book showcasing the beauty and culture of the six continents he visited on his travels. “How Many Dreams in the Dark” presents the