Best of 2025

This is one of the most selfish things I like to do each year. The best part is having a catalogue of things to look back on. It’s a time capsule created as a temporal landmark that allows you to travel through space and time every time you look back. All I’m tryin’ to doContinue reading “Best of 2025”

Inspiration for America

In one line: One of the rewards of traveling is the inspirational ideas and little bites of culture you get to bring back to improve your daily life. Inspiration for America         Going on ~3 months of travel in Western Europe and while much of the culture is vastly different and leaves much to beContinue reading “Inspiration for America”

The Path to the Vale

In the sixth book of the Red Rising Series (Light Bringer), one of my favorite metas I’ve ever crossed paths with runs in parallel–a story within a story, with some incredible metaphors for life. I read the book a second time purely to revisit “The Path.” I wanted to document these because I have foundContinue reading “The Path to the Vale”

Lessons at 36

Since I was born on the 12th day of the month, I wanted to break these out into 12 lessons with 3 salient themes–Relationships, Happiness & Inner-Peace. It’s been a year of deep learning, growth and reflection. This is always a fun way to look forward to looking back. If you don’t want to readContinue reading “Lessons at 36”

How to Travel & Learn New Languages

In one line: Take the time to learn these 20-30 words/phrases every time you travel to a new country–it will greatly enhance your experience and allow you to engage more deeply with the locals, have fun, use your brain, and learn more in the process. Having been away from home for about a year, languageContinue reading “How to Travel & Learn New Languages”

A Social Contract for Seamless Travel with People You Love

I have been incredibly fortunate to travel all over our planet and share experiences with friends, family, lovers, and even strangers. Taking a trip with someone can feel like jumping into a short-term living situation or an intimate relationship. It’s a powerful mirror. It forces you to collaborate with other humans, create a plan, communicateContinue reading “A Social Contract for Seamless Travel with People You Love”

What Dreams May Come…

The dream adventure of you starts with only one decisionRules bestowed on us, walls & stories inhibit our natural evolutionWhat if the past were not real, can you rewrite it with limitless ambitionTo see clearly now, life a movie & you directing every plot twist & turn What we do not change we chooseMy wishContinue reading “What Dreams May Come…”

Vagabonding

BY: ROLF POTTS In one line: Inspired by a journey that’s ahead, and for anyone else who is feeling called to exploring a new place with a fresh take, this is an insightful and easy read. “We travel initially to lose ourselves. And we travel next to find ourselves. We travel to open our heartsContinue reading “Vagabonding”

Two Best Ways to Simplify Travel

As someone who travels frequently and constantly thinks about making “the one decision to remove 1,000 decisions” in every area of life, simplifying my travel experience has become a fun experiment. Decision-making fatigue is real as most of us struggle to direct our time and attention to where we truly want it to go. SomeContinue reading “Two Best Ways to Simplify Travel”

Quotes, Ideas & New Experiences (2022)

Quotes: Ideas Worth Exploring: Favorite New Experiences: Art Cred: https://risevisible.com/the-insane-potential-of-ai-generated-art-and-design/