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Weekend Trips I'm Planning This Year

In the world of Internet content, January is list season. Best this, must do that, need to have these. It seems unfair that I haven't gotten into the mix yet...

5 Promises I'm Making in 2018

I'm terrible at keeping New Year's Resolutions, or any resolutions for that matter. Change, even the positive kind, has always been difficult for me to swallow. Recently my life has changed in major ways that were outside of my control, which has been terrifying...but also liberating. I had to deal with unwanted pain and adjust how I define success...

Rules of the Road #4: Fear

It's been almost a year since I started this website, and I can't say I've achieved all of my goals. I haven't gained a massive following. Haven't produced a lot of truly original content. Hell, sometimes I haven't even enjoyed the experience. What I can say, however, is that I've learned a lot about what is driving my life....

Book Reviews: Summer 2014

Great Lessons In Business: PayPal

In my quest to be more well-rounded, I'm going to give a quick recap of some of books I've been reading. Here's my collection for the Summer of 2014...

I'll admit I'm a business nerd. I was the kid who didn't enroll in the Business School in college, then found myself hanging out there by the start of my sophomore year. We're in exciting times for new Internet businesses, specifically in the "repurposing" industry...

Great Lessons In Business: Big Brother

Admit it, we all have our guilty pleasures. I try to limit mine as much as possible, but binge watching TV shows is definitely a vice. I mean with Netflix and On Demand, it's so easy! This summer I was shown (and immediately hooked on) one of the oldest reality shows: Big Brother on CBS...

Pack Your Bags: Washington D.C.

Washington, D.C. A town steeped in history, tradition, and corruption (Frank Underwood approves). I hadn't been to the District since I was a kid, yet I still found myself gravitating towards the same attractions. If you're an American you have to make the trip at least once, just don't do it in August like I did...

Rules of the Road #3

For those of you who don't know me, I'll give you a full disclosure: I'm a pretty cautious person. I like to plan things out to minimize risk and variables. When I'm driving, I look at the full route on Google Maps so I know exactly where to turn...

Quick Hits: Cincinnati

When my time in Chicago sadly ended, I was even more bummed that my next stop was Cincinnati. I strategically planned to minimize my time there, and you know what? I'm upset I did that. Cincy is hands-down my sleeper pick for best city to visit.

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Pack Your Bags: Chicago

Oh Chicago. Ever since I was a kid I've been visiting, and for as long as I can remember you've been my favorite city. That's a lot coming from someone who grew up in Boston. Chicago often plays second (or third) fiddle in the debate of best American cities, and it's a shame... 

Double Feature: Minneapolis/MLB All-Star Game

For whatever reason, timing has been in my favor for the majority of my travels. Wherever I've gone things have have been happening, and they've all been by chance. Despite leaving my weekend off for relaxation I was excited to get out to Minneapolis, which was hosting the 2014 MLB All Star Game...

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Quick Hits: Lexington, VA

It's summertime, and in the wise words of Vince Vaughn, "It's Wedding Season!". As fate would have it, I got to take some time off from driving and actually attended a wedding this summer. One close to home in Colorado, and one in Virginia. When I booked travel I didn't think about the specifics, I just knew we were going to "the Richmond area". That was partially true, but the end destination was a small town called Lexington...

Pack Your Bags: Red Rocks Amphitheater

I've been proud to call Denver my home for the past two years, but that wasn't always the case. It took a while for me to warm up to life in a small city. Naturally right as I warmed up I hit the road on my road trip. Luckily my tour swung through Denver for a week, and it was a relief to get back up to the Mile High altitude...

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Pack Your Bags: Seattle

If Portland is the Bachelor's degree in the Pacific Northwest, then Seattle definitely qualifies as a doctorate program. The final leg of our West coast I-5 drive ended in Seattle, and we only had to endure a few more rain droplets before we were in the clear. I came into this trip with a blank slate (and full stomach from my Aspen trip) so the sky was the limit. What I found there surprised me...

Rules of the Road #2

Lately my craft has been driving. Seems to be an odd job for a college educated 24 year old, but these were the cards I was dealt. I'm certainly not thrilled to be driving a truck all summer, but I've vowed to be committed and stick it out...

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Bucket List: Food & Wine Classic in Aspen

Contrary to popular belief I'm not considering my travels this summer a "vacation". It's work for me whether you like it or not. Because I've been working so hard, I naturally had to take a real vacation to blow off some steam. There's no better place in the world for a little R&R than Aspen, Colorado...

Top 10: San Diego

After our 1,200 mile drive across West Texas we were rewarded with a week in beautiful San Diego. Technically it was their “June Gloom”, but I didn’t care. There was enough beer and beach to go around. After my scientific calculations, here are the 10 best spots to hit when you’re in SD...

Pack Your Bags: San Francisco

The majority of our team was pretty bummed to find out our event in San Francisco was cancelled. Not the road warriors though! Our path to Portland lead right through San Fran, so we made sure to take advantage of a few free days....

Austin + San Antonio

Our next stops were in the great state of Texas, where everything is bigger. By the end of a week we would have driven across the entire width of the state, and endured temperatures as high as 110 degrees (key to survival: don’t get out of the car). Though I didn’t have a lot of time to explore I did find a few memorable experiences that you can certainly look out for on your next adventure...

Rules of the Road #1

This summer has been about massive change in my life, and as someone who is risk-averse it has gone surprisingly well. I've encountered a lot of unknown situations and new working experiences that have tested my attitude. My job now mainly consists of transporting our gear from city to city and then running operations for our events on the big day. In case you didn't know, this is the truck I'm driving all summer...

Pack Your Bags: Nashville

To all of my dedicated readers: I'm sorry. I've been on a brief hiatus after my first two weeks on the road to recharge. Before my brief break we rolled into Nashville for a few days to take in the sights. In case you've never been to Nashville before, here are my grades of the most important parts of the city...