We can never know about the days to come But we think about them anyway - Anticipation by Carly Simon For months we’ve dreamed of Mongolia and what we’d find when we finally arrived on the steppes. We discussed the idea of walking the same ground as Ghengis Khan and the great Mongolian Empire. We […]
7 Excuses for Why You’re Still in Debt
Written by on June 25, 2012
While we are our riding camels in the Gobi Desert we wanted to provide you with some valuable information on finance and getting out of debt. The following article is from the team over at Money Crashers which outlines how David Bakke managed to climb out of $30k in credit card debt and the lessons he […]
The Traveler’s Guide to Navigating Change
Written by on June 22, 2012
Today we became rich. We drew out 1 million Mongolian Tughrik from the ATM and held it in our hot little hands for just moments before handing over 700,000 of it for our next trip. Before you get too impressed, keep in mind 1,000,000 Mongolian Tughrik is the equivalent of $753.00. Still, it makes […]
Nurturing Seeds of Inspiration
Written by on June 18, 2012
Adventures in Mind Reading (or, assuming is for asses)
Written by on June 15, 2012
You know the line about assuming, right? “When you assume you make an a-s-s out of u and m-e.” Today we’re going to show how false assumptions can land you in a small Mongolian outpost at midnight with no travel options for another 17 hours. Or something equally fun. This week we bought our train […]
Flying Your Freak Flag to Find New Friends
Written by on June 8, 2012
You know that delicious feeling you get when you’re surrounded by people who just “get” you? You have a type of shorthand with each other, a common language of words, phrases, and gestures other people don’t understand. When you are with this tribe of fellow geeks/artists/inventors/crafters/athletes/entrepreneurs, you don’t have to explain yourself, your goals, or […]
