Choose a surprise destination for our upcoming road trip!
We’re taking a road trip to a surprise destination in April 2019—and we’re letting YOU choose where we go.
Travel
This section follows along on the longer trips that I take, especially the more recent or consequential ones.
For a listing of all my various trips, check out the My Travel page. That listing also links to summary pages for many of the trips, which usually includes where we went, links to pictures, and even some commentary about the trip. Sorry—this unfortunate separation is an artifact of changing blog goals over time.
If you’re interested in my shorter adventures, head over to the Outings topic instead.
A weekend of brewery-hopping in Portland
A weekend of brewery-hopping with a close friend reminded me of how we first met—and why stepping out of your comfort zone can lead to great friendships.
More stories from our trip to the South Pacific
A few additional travel stories and random observations from our trip to American Samoa, Samoa, and Fiji that weren’t covered in other blog posts.
Touring Fiji by Boat and Bus
In Fiji, we snorkeled off the beach of an idyllic private island, rode a longboat up a river canyon to swim in a waterfall, and toured a traditional village.
Swimming Across Samoa
Our all-day tour of Samoa included swims at 5 locations: Sauniatu Waterfall, Piula Cave Pool, Lalomanu Beach, To Sua Ocean Trench, & Togitogiga Waterfall.
Our visit to American Samoa
Our December 2018 trip to the island of Tutuila in American Samoa—plus photos, tips for visiting, and notes from our visit to National Park of American Samoa.
Tisa’s Barefoot Bar in American Samoa
Our visit to the infamous Tisa’s Barefoot Bar on the island of Tutuila in American Samoa, one of the more unique and memorable bars in the South Pacific.
#MyNationalParksMonth is my centennial celebration of the National Parks
UPDATE: jump to a listing of what I’ve seen thus far.BIG NEWS: hear about the epic encore I’m currently!EVEN BIGGER NEWS: I’m now visiting 100 Parks in 100 Days Sorry—much of this post got shredded during some of the recent upgrades and conversions it’s been through. It’s on my list of things to fix. 🙁 One … Read more
My #BattlefieldsandBeginnings road trip
15 days. 2,486 miles. 31 new national parks. In March 2013, I had one of my most productive national park road trips. I called it my #BattlefieldsandBeginnings trip, and it primarily focused on as-yet-unvisited national parks in Virginia, North Carolina, and Maryland. I also snuck in a quick jaunt over the Pennsylvania border to hit Gettysburg and … Read more
2012 was among my best trip years yet
While I’ve had some amazing travel years, 2012 surprisingly ranks near the top. I made it to 39 national park units I had not yet visited, took my first big solo national park road trip, visited a few new states and two new parts of the country, made it to the first Graham family reunion … Read more