In my quest to find an apartment around Lake Atitlan, I came across an expat from upstate New York named Mike. He turned out to be the owner of Crossroads Café, a favorite coffee joint among both locals and expats in Panajachel Although Mike couldn’t help in terms of housing, he did e-mail me a […]
How To Make A Fake Return Plane Ticket
As a result of globalization and the rise of economic asylum seekers, more and more countries are tightening their borders. Policy has become stricter and the amount of immigration officers with large pinecones lodged in their butts has increased dramatically. In order to convince these nationalistic, power hungry, and pinecone plagued individuals that you do […]
Travel Is Like Life On Crack
The first time you hit travel crack you feel it big time. Euphoria laced with bits of anxiety pulsates through every vein. Time warps and the limit to all the crazy things that can happen in a day expand. The only people around who know what you’re going through are other backpackers and you talk […]
Top Ten Runaway Quotes
I really appreciate good quotes, especially when they speak truths of travel. Through a few clever lines, they have the ability to inspire, empower, and motivate. In order to get my runaway spirit soaring for my next runaway adventure, I decided to put together a list of my all time favorite travel quotes. 1) “There is […]
The Best Religion In The World
Wandering the world at 16 without a penny to my name, I let my stomach do most of the decision making. I met Islam after learning I could get free dinners at sundown. Then they told me I could sleep in any mosque and get free food as long as I was a Muslim and […]
8 Songs That Will Inspire You To Run Away
Whenever I hear these songs I feel like running away. Even if I’m on already on the road, I feel like throwing my pack on my shoulder and wandering to the corners of the map to find something new. More than scent, sight, taste, or touch, it’s sound that does it for me. Many of […]
Everyone Thinks I’m Running Away
Everyone thinks I’m running away from life. They tell me I need to go back to school, find a real job and settle down. They say I can’t keep running away forever. I understand where they’re coming from. I really do. And considering I literally ran away from home at 16, I’m not surprised they’re […]
10 Things We Can Learn From The Happiest People In The World
Scandinavia is located as North as Alaska. It’s cold, dark, damp, and dreary for nearly 9 months out of the year. And when summer does come, it is often plagued by overcast skies and drizzle. Yet somehow, year after year, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, rank highest in GNH or gross national happiness. Since it can’t […]
The Best Part About Being The Runaway Guide
I’m really lucky to be doing what I’m doing. I get to travel the world and write about all the crazy adventures I have. But by far the most rewarding part about being The Runaway Guide is not drinking massive amounts of sugarcane juice or surfing down volcanoes but rather the ability to inspire people […]
Starting All Over Again
Now is the moment of truth, a mental fork in the trail, a decision to be made. If I go up towards the bright mountain top, I will have to be disciplined, enduring, and work hard. But if I head down to the swamp, I can simply meander there, entertain my laziness, and bask in […]
How To Stay Warm On The Road
There’s nothing more uncomfortable and potentially dangerous than sleeping outdoors in the cold. It can deplete your energy, devour your morale, and even lead to hypothermia. It can turn a runaway adventure into miserable experience and make you question what the hell you’re doing. Even if you’re traveling through warm climates, it’s important to be […]
Best Travel Book I’ve Read In Ages
I love to read but Buddha knows I don’t do it enough, which is probably kind of bad considering I want to be a writer. Instead, I generally end up downloading movies on my laptop or socializing at hostels. When I finally do pick a book it’s almost always the same one, Shogun by James Clavell. […]
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