Book Review: The Winter of Our Disconnect

Book Review - The Winter of Our Disconnect

The irony of a blog being called ‘I should log off’ has never been “lost” on us. As we traveled the world we always felt like we wanted to log off more often but couldn’t because we were so focused on our blog about logging off. It was our paradox. Disconnecting and logging off….that’s why [...]

Solstice Traditions

South African Drums

During the winter solstice, the path of the sun starts turning towards the north after reaching the southernmost position. The word solstice actually means that the sun is standing still.  For those in the northern hemisphere, this is the longest night of the year and the shortest day.  In the southern hemisphere it is the [...]

A Beach Bum’s Tale of Survival

Carlisle Bay - Beach

[Ed. Note: Today's guest post comes to us from John Rarity, author of the new book-  "Working Beach Bum", now available at Amazon.com.  John's giving away a copy of his book to one of our lucky readers- check out our facebook page on Monday, November 7th for giveaway rules and instructions!  Contest ends November 21st!] [...]

Playing in the Rain

NgorogoroSafariRain

What to do with a rainy day on the road?  We’re outdoors people and rainy days are often initially at least, lost causes.  We can’t walk around and explore a city, and chances are the outdoor act ivies we came to town to do are not in the cards.  Sometimes we’re just stuck hanging out.  [...]