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Every morning, I wake up with a hangover from the night before. The ocean breeze fills my hut, and I realize that I’m quite cold because I didn’t put a blanket on when I stumbled in. This has been my way of life for the past few days on Caye Caulker. But aside from non-stop […]

I should probably keep a better eye on the budget. After traveling seven weeks on the West Coast, I went over budget by $51.88. The biggest expense was food, which took up 29 percent of my budget. Had I followed my advice and ate Subway or fast food every night, I probably could have brought […]

I have to say that it feels quite weird to be back home after seven weeks on the road. The time has certainly been a whirlwind full of adventure, great people, haggling and life lessons. The bloggers I subscribe to say that travel teaches people about themselves. This can’t be more spot on. My nerves […]

In Vegas most people gamble. I was no exception to the rule. I put down a few bucks on the roulette table over the course of a few days and ended up ahead (I ended up losing $170 overall when I went to gamble on Fremont Street, but that’s a different story). But above all […]

One of the most pristine places in the Reno, Nevada region is Lake Tahoe. At more than 191,000 square miles, Lake Tahoe is not only the largest alpine lake in the United States, but the 26th largest in the world. When I went, I couldn’t help but take in the radiant blue water that shimmered […]