A common question I’ve gotten over the years is, “Don’t you worry about getting sick or hurt with nobody to take care of you?”. Well, the answer to that question is that I have a couple of times. I’m grateful for my solo travel experiences, but I have not always had the perfect luck. It…
Author: The space cadet
Breaking borders tour
As I mentioned in my last post, I am historically not a person for walking tours. I usually prefer to do my self-guided tour or go with a Couchsurfing host or go with a friend. I usually only go on a tour if it is a place I am required to go on tour, like…
Bogota vs Medellin
Hello Cadets! Happy Easter I’m still suffering from nostalgia for Latin America. Colombia has been open for tourists for a bit, so I’ve seen like five friends in the past month go. It has made me nostalgic. It’s no secret that Colombia was one of my favourite countries that I’ve been to. I’ve strongly been…
Envigado, Colombia
Happy Spring! I’m going to look back on a place known as the city of the eternal spring: Medellin, Colombia. Medellin has become a hot spot for digital nomads and travellers over the last decade for many good reasons. It has a high-quality transportation system that had a significant role in helping Medellin transition from…
Prague’s Sapa market
One of Prague’s best-hidden gems from mainstream society and tourism is its SAPA market. It’s also known as Little Hanoi and it’s full name is Trung Tâm Thương Mại Sapa. This place is the centre of Vietnamese culture and life in the Czech Republic. Many people might notice that if they spend more than a…
The culture of shame around Covid 19
Hey fellow cadets! Happy almost spring! I’m not going to lie; I feel a little bit like some Jewish kid without a Christmas tree in a southern small town during Christmas time with all these vaccines and stimulus checks when I peep on my US-American friends back home. I’m getting my check eventually. I’m just…
Why you should not overlook visiting the Hague
While the bulk of my European travels since college has been mostly in Central or Eastern Europe. There is one Western European country, aside from Germany, I have made an effort to visit on a semi-regular basis. That country is the Netherlands. I have quite a lot of friends there. My paternal roots are from…
A summary of characters you will find in every Expat group online
One thing that I have become well acquainted with over the years of living abroad are these Expat groups on Facebook. They also operate on other platforms are well. The primary purpose of them is for foreigners, expats, immigrants and anyone else to share information and ask questions. Sometimes these groups can be quite helpful,…
100 days alcohol free
Well make that 105 days alcohol free! I never had an awful relationship with alcohol in my mind, at least so I think. I was always a social drinker. I never drank alone. The appeal never did it for me. A lot of people say it numbs your feelings, but I would say it enhances…
Mardi Gras: Joe Cain edition
Now let’s talk about the other Mardi Gras the is less grandiose than New Orleans, but still quite a big deal to many, Mobile Alabama. Mobile, Alabama, is, in fact, where the first Mardi Gras was. This is their most significant bragging point. Many residents from Mobile and around insist that it is also quality…