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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...

We are at home in Wisconsin taking a break from our break, and like many travel addicts, we haven’t lasted long until setting off on another adventure. This time it is near my hometown of...

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Our second to last stop on this first half of our itinerary was one of our favorite cities, Amsterdam. This post is a bit delayed because we’ve been enjoying the break from our break, but...

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My brother and I have been soccer players and fans our whole lives, but it wasn’t until college that we really took the time to dive into the world of international and professional soccer leagues....

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One of the most common questions I get asked is “How did you save so much money for this trip?“.  I wish there was a perfect answer to the question, but the truth is that...

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It sounds pretty weird to say it, but it is possible to need a vacation from a vacation.  Eight months into our career break trip, Alissa and I have found ourselves back home in Wisconsin...

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After a week in exotic rural China, we were ready for a little familiarity. Xi’an, China, is a city of 14 million people, and a really interesting mix of western influence and traditional Chinese attributes....

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Read all our posts from China here: https://thisworldrocks.com/category/destinations/asia/china/...

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After two weeks of gray skies in Hong Kong and Chengdu, Alissa and I have ventured further north into China to get some fresh air and see what China used to be like before its...

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Due to a few extra days in Langmusi and Xian, two Chinese destinations we enjoyed, we were left with only one night in Shanghai before our flight to London.  We’ve always considered ourselves “city people”,...

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After a week in China, if you had asked me to describe it in one word, I would have said: GRAY.  Ten days in Hong Kong (7 million people), Shenzen (10 million people), and Chengdu...

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