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  • 06 2019 November

    50 Awesome Travel Blog Name Ideas

    50 77 Awesome Travel Blog Name Ideas When I was getting ready to launch my travel blog, I had a really tough time picking a name for the blog.  In reality, the name of a travel...

  • 18 2017 April

    Video: 10 Days in Patagonia with EcoCamp

    Read more about our trip here: https://thisworldrocks.com/tag/patagonia/ Learn more about EcoCamp here: http://ecocamp.travel Song: “Way Down We Go” by Kaleo http://www.officialkaleo.com/music...

  • 18 2017 February

    Wild Horse Trekking with EcoCamp in Patagonia

    Today was our first morning waking up at EcoCamp, and it takes us only one step outside of our dome to be completely in awe of the view.  EcoCamp is built on top of a small ridge,...

  • 29 2017 January

    Our Home for the Next Week: EcoCamp Patagonia

    After a 45-hour journey via Santiago, we have finally made it to Chilean Patagonia!  The final eight hours of our journey took place this morning with a flight from Santiago to Punta Arenas, followed by a...

  • 22 2017 January

    On Our Way to Patagonia: 24 Hours in Santiago, Chile

    When it comes to choosing travel destinations, I never have a shortage of methods on how to decide where I go next.  There are places I’ve dreamed about forever, places inspired by history or wonder, places I’ve heard...

A popular question we’re asked when telling others about our trip and itinerary is, “Where do you even start planning?!”  Well, like most travels, I started by googling.  Here is a list of sites I...

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5 Whoas & 5 Woes

January 22, 2013

We are less than two weeks away from leaving on our 18-month round-the-world trip.  We are scrambling to finish all the last-minute details and tasks needed to disappear for 18 months.  Get a glimpse into...

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Interesting, inspiring, and incredible…  This is Matt’s fourth video in his series of Where The Hell is Matt dancing around the world videos.  Each one is unique and amazing in its own ways.  Visit his...

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Quitting Our Jobs

January 8, 2013

There are many sacrifices to make when leaving home for extended traveling.  Leaving a career behind is a nerve-racking, scary decision to make.  It makes it even harder when there are two of us, and each...

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2014 Sasquatch! Music Festival This year, Sasquatch announced that in 2014 the festival will join other major festivals like Coachella in expanding to two weekends.  Memorial Day will no longer be the only holiday weekend...

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Most Expensive Kayak Airfare

$100,000 Airfare Challenge

December 14, 2012

Here is a challenge for you.  Find a legitimate airfare on either Kayak.com or Skyscanner.com that beats the airfare we found below.  Dan found this $109,221 round-trip airfare on Kayak on April 23, 2012.  To...

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Visiting Gettysburg

December 3, 2012

The weather during the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863 was hot and humid with clear skies.  When we arrived this morning it was foggy and cold.  Yes, it would have been nice to have a...

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Alissa and I are always on the look-out for our next beach destination.  We put together a list of beaches that are either on our list of favorites or must-visits.  Let us know which beaches...

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Alissa and I had been searching for a budget destination to get away to this Winter so that we wouldn’t have to dip into our round-the-world trip savings account. We either needed to go somewhere...

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Our last afternoon in Amsterdam takes us to a local organic microbrewery east of the city center.  It’s called Brouwerij ‘t IJ, (The IJ Brewery), and it has become our favorite place to grab a drink...

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