We stuff leftover chocolate cake, brie cheese and crackers along with crispy bread and lox into a rugged rucksack. A silver canister filled with piping hot coffee joins the mix. Laser-like sun rays spill indoors through the balcony glass door warming everything in their path. I quickly slip into...

What do you do when you have no job, no woman, no kids, and someone close to you ask's, " would you like to try and sail around the world". Do you think to ask about what there experience level is, do you think to ask how long it will take, or do you simply say, " Yes, I am in"
This question was asked...

   I know most of you have traveled with everything you own on your back. With that there is always the fear that it could go missing. We have all come back from a trip and notice that some item is missing. Usually it is something small, never do you come back and your home has gone...

   First things first, sorry I have not posted on here enough. This is one of my favorite sites for inspiration, but someimes daily life gets to you.

   My thoughts over the last year have jump between just hitting the road with my backpack, or cycling around the US. Every once...

For some people they are a nightmare, because you have to
estimate your time of arrival constantly and they slow you down.  You could plan to get there in time thanks to
all your electronics, and drive the boat accordingly.  Or, you just get there whenever, burning the
fuel necessary, and...

It was a rainy day in Deltaville.  Mark and I had just arrived after an all day
battle with the weather elements.  We
took the dinghy to shore and prepared ourselves for a long walk to the boat
store and the supermarket.  Soon it was going
to be dark, so we felt rushed.  Once...

Aaarrr, matey!  Now me know de life of a pirate!

Lora and I woke early yesterday morning to set sail on the caribbean blue.  Captain Bill met us in Coral Bay and we slowly made our way due west for Hassel Island off the southern coast of St. Thomas.  Unfortunately, no fish were caught from...

Recently, my good friend Doug, called me and told me he was
buying a sailboat. At first I thought it was a horrible idea. After all,
any boat is a money pit and furthermore, Doug has no clue how to sail.
But as he began to break it down, it all started to make sense and I
encouraged him to...

What does one do while being stuck in the house of a friend for four months?  It happened in Austin, Texas, in winter, while we were trying to sell our last mode of transportation/housing.  Our trip through Central America was finished. We had broken up, and gotten back together.  We decided...

Arrived here (here being northern Panama) last week after a 7day sailing adventure from Colombia. Mark and I chose to sail from Cartagena to Colon. We hooked up with an English guy and an Irish lad, and hunted out a boat and captain to hire for the ride northwest. We met a sketchy 65 year old...