Posts by danastos

My Friend, Billy

  You have likely had a relationship in your lifetime where you have tried to quantify the bond you shared...

The Bare Necessities

Nestled into rolling hills, where strawberries and smiles are omnipresent, there is a village of approximately two-hundred Thai people.  With the...

Indonesia Recap: A Lesson in Group Dynamics

Traffic, and scooters everywhere…just like you read about, and how some of the travelers we met had described their encounters...

A Train Delay and Hospitality at its Finest

There are amazing people in this world, and along our travels we have come across some truly impressive people:  I...

Whisky, Mindfulness, & Downtime

Whisky: Sometimes we enjoy a good splurge…whether it be on an amazing safari experience or a great glass of whisky,...

Striving for self-sufficiency, sustainability, and reuse

A huge theme from the places we have stayed, and the people we have met during our month-plus trip throughout New...

An oversight leading to a large screwup followed by awesome success

Laurel and I dove into a ‘workaway’ program in the small town of Glenroy, New Zealand for two weeks.  According to...

A swig of nail polish remover: set yourself up for surprise

Once in a while on this trip we are caught off guard…sometimes that may happen when you accidentally take a...

Thankful for cassette tapes

  Use right hand for directional…no for the 5th time the directional is not on the left side of the...

Press Pause: around the world in 45 days…

Prior to leaving on our journey Laurel and I spoke of many “what if” scenarios, and the actions we would...