Twenty-SomethingTravel

Do the Thing that Scares You

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about why so few people actually make their travel dreams reality. Anyone who is a frequent traveler knows the common refrain from others of “I wish I could do that!”  To which I always answer that you can. For some reason people don’t seem to believe this. A lot of [...]

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Notes from the Home Front: On Dealing with Doubters

I was at this claustrophobic little bar near Farragut West a couple of months ago. A rather portly young man was trying to chat me up in the typical DC way (where are you from, which branch of the government do you work for, etc. etc.).  All quite dull until he asked me what [...]

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Good-bye, Argentina

Today’s post is the last in the five part series on Argentina by Alex Pollack. For more of Alex’s writing be sure to check out his personal website. Thanks again Alex for your great insights! Saturday.  The sun falls in watercolors over the mountains, mountains I see only in shadows through the tint of airport windows.  [...]

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What It’s a Wonderful Life Can Teach Us About Travel

One of the side effects of writing this blog is that I’m constantly in the traveler mindset. I notice a lot of things that I’ve never picked up on before. I must have seen It’s a Wonderful Life a thousand times, but it never resonated with me quite the way as it did this past [...]

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It’s All a Crap Shoot Really

I was talking to a close friend the other day about whether or not he should quit his job to travel. He has a good job for his young age and a solid career plan, but he still toys with the idea of giving it up.  “I just don’t want to be thirty and have [...]

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