Night market chiang mai

Choosing your destination

Guest adventurer, Chad Turner, aka Traveling Chad, returns with his tips on how to travel the world on pennies while maximizing your cultural experience. If you like this, you can download his free ebook for more.
Chad sitting atop a mountain overlooking the green farmlands of Tanzania

Responsible Travel

Guest adventurer, Chad Turner, aka Traveling Chad, shares a chapter from his book "Zero to Adventure" about how to be socially responsible while traveling.
Venn diagrams of all two-input Boolean operations.

How to assign blame 

Did you know that given one problem, there are 16 different possibilities of who or what to blame? I didn't, and it has changed how I view life. I outline a process to identify a problem. (It's more fun to blame things.) But, you can use it as a creative process to identify a new area of opportunity. Also download the free PDF worksheet.
Dennis Snader and Alicia kissing in front of a mural of giant faces.

What happened to Dennis after cycling the world?

If you've read Falling Uphill, you know that Dennis accompanied me halfway around the world on a bicycle. Many of you have wondered what happened to Dennis and if he found what he was looking for when he returned home. I'm honored that for the 25th anniversary of my website — a website Dennis helped build — he has written this wonderful story complete with important life lessons.
A pile of coins from different countries, like England, France, Germany, Canada and more.

Scott’s travel budget calculator

The goal of a travel budget is NOT to spend as little as possible. The goal IS to spend intentionally on what matters most to you. I've distilled decades of travel experience into a practical tool that helps you calculate what your journey will really cost.
The Kon-Tiki is a balsa wood raft with a rectangular shape with a large square sail displaying a stylized face design. The raft is made of giant balsa logs tied together with rope on top of which sits a small cabin. The ship is decorated with various flags, including Norway, Peru and the United States.

Kon-Tiki — a book that changed my life

The first true adventure story I read was Kon-Tiki, and it was then that I realized I could go on my own adventure. I didn't know the Kon-Tiki still existed until I arrived in Norway.
Over The Hills by David Lamb. Book resting on a wooden table.

Over the hills

Middle-aged reminiscing by some guys who rode a bicycle across the country.
The sphinx asking a riddle: "If you could do anything, what would you do?"

My quick advice on how to live an amazing life

I believe life is an adventure and that we are here to explore and be amazed by ourselves. I distill decades of experience into this simple yet profound advice on how to turn dreams into reality with these simple steps: dream, plan, do, grow.
Before and after picture of Tim and Sharyn with their loaded touring bicycles in the snow of Canada and in the sun of the United States.

From backpacks to panniers to housesits

Tim and Sharyn have spent nearly two decades redefining adventure, going from backpackers to bicycle tourists to housesitters in the world’s most beautiful and expensive cities. Read on to discover their inspiring midlife journey, lessons learned on the road, and how they’re teaching others how to housesit and save thousands while traveling the world.
To bike or not to bike that is NOT a question

To bike, or not to bike: that is NOT a question.

This is a mashed-up bicycle quote that I created based on my favorite Shakespearean play, Hamlet. It was originally part of a quiz. Since then, it has gone viral and spread across the internet, spawning thousands of variations.
Tripe and intestine soup Tanzania

What is the grossest thing you ever ate?

Here is a fun bonus chapter from Falling Uphill that I thought I would post online as part of my 25th-anniversary celebration. My book was getting long, so I cut this chapter because I didn't think it matched the tone I was going for. However, I do think it is one of my funnier stories, and it showcases just how odd we humans are.
An infographic showing what participation or exploring means. On one side is a cloud representing our dreams. On the other side is a box that represents turning our dreams into reality. In the middle, are footsteps that represent the literal and figurative steps or journey we must take to reach our goal.

How to turn dreams into reality

An introduction to how to turn dreams into reality. We’ll walk you through the whole process in this beautiful infographic: Get inspired, Plan your adventure, Go explore, Grow!