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“We’re going to Romania!” we said to the server at the cafe we frequent in Idyllwild. Her response was along the lines of “Oh, I’d be so scared traveling places they don’t speak English!”
She’s not alone in that feeling. I’ve heard that same sentiment from dozens, if not hundreds, of fellow English speakers in America. As I wrote here, Two Reasons not to be afraid of traveling outside the English speaking world, which talks about just...

Since the beginning of the year I’ve been trying to take more moments to relax to be present.  Sometimes meditate, but not daily like the goal I set for myself. In conjunction I’ve been shooting these little 10, 30 or 60 second videos of the places I...

One question I get asked all the time when talking about my travels is “What’s your favorite place?”
There honestly a lot of favorites, but there is one place I hold above all others. I found it on my very first trip to Asia thanks to my circus/fire friends I met along the way of that first trip. In fact for me, that favorite place is a place within...

Frequent flyer pro tip: If your flight is delayed and you have a tight connection don’t be shy about walking up to the counter and asking for seat closer to the front of the plane.
Today I’m flying to Los Angeles (LAX) from WordCamp US in Philadelphia (PHL), via Chicago (ORD). If I could have avoided flying through Chicago in the winter without spending a fortune to do it, I would have… but today I couldn’t avoid it....