Let’s get this out of the way right now: I’m a manbaby who lives a fantasy life and has somehow managed to escape any sort of responsibility for nearly 33 years. That might only be partially true, but for the sake of this travel blog, just accept it as gospel. Now that we have that outtathaway (shout out to the Vines), let’s bungle in the Jungle and read some of me and my bride’s worldwide adventures.
CHOPPING MY STOMACH WITH GOLIGHT BARIATRICS
This is a travel blog and as such, I never planned on blogging about my experience getting a gastric sleeve in Mexico. However, there has been so much interest and so many questions that I thought this post might be helpful. FULL DISCLOSURE: I am a 38-year-old dude with a lower BMI than usual forRead More
Mexico
Contents GET THE AMEX GOLD DELTA CARD RIGHT NOW RIGHT NOW RIGHT NOWANOTHER FLIGHT WITH OUR TINY TOT TERRORTHE RESORT: DREAMS SANDS CANCUNDISCLOSURE: LOTS OF GROUNDHOGS DAY IN HERETHE RESORT’S BEACH RULES ALSOEXCESO CALORIAS AND EXCESO AZUCARES DOESN’T MEAN SUGAR FREECANCUN AQUARIUMLOTS OF GOOD FOODISLA MUJERESRUINS OF THE TEMPLE OF THE GODDESS IXCHELTOMMY BRADY ISRead More
Bryce Canyon
Contents BRYCE CANYON: A NOT-SO-HIDDEN GEMTHE NATIONAL PARKS PASS IS WORTH IT IF YOU DO 2+ PARKS5 HOUR DRIVE FROM GRAND CANYON TO BRYCESTAYING RIGHT INSIDE THE PARK = YESBRYCE VIEW LODGEI THINK BRYCE IS MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN GRAND…SO SUE MEQUEEN’S GARDEN TRAILNAVAJO LOOP TRAILGEARPLACES WE STAYEDMISCELLANEOUS BRYCE CANYON: A NOT-SO-HIDDEN GEM Utah sucks. MormonsRead More
Portland
Contents DAY 1 : WAIT…DAD TRAVELS?!A FEW THINGS TO GET OUT OF THE WAYTHE FLIGHT WITH OUR TINY TOT TERRORLYFT FROM PDX TO PAPA’S NEW CAROUR AIRBNB WAS PERFECT PERFECT PERFECT PERFECT PERFECTOLOCATION LOCATION LOCATIONESCAPE FROM NEW YORK PIZZADAY 2: HIKING AND RAIN AND SUSHIWILDWOOD FOREST PARK TRAILSEN SEI JAPANESE FOODTHE WATERFRONTDAY 3: VANCOUVER WASHINGTON ISN’T NEARRead More
Kauai
Contents CHILLIN OUT MAXIN RELAXIN ON KAUAI WE LIKE ALL HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, OK?GEARESSENTIAL BABY GEAR FOR THE LIGHT-PACKING WORLD TRAVELERS:BELOW IS STUFF WE TAKE EVERYWHEREMISCELLANEOUS CHILLIN OUT MAXIN RELAXIN ON KAUAI WE LIKE ALL HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, OK? When people ask what our favorite Hawaiian island is, it’s so hard to choose. I mean, I vomitedRead More
Venice
Contents VENICE IS PRETTYGRAND CANAL AND PIAZZA SAN MARCOGEARESSENTIAL BABY GEAR FOR THE LIGHT-PACKING WORLD TRAVELERS:BELOW IS STUFF WE TAKE EVERYWHEREMISCELLANEOUS COOL CANALS IN VENICE VENICE IS PRETTY I just asked Caitlin what she remembered and liked most about Venice, and seeing how it was 8 years ago for us and we are old andRead More
Rome
Contents ROAMING ROMAROME IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE CITIES BECAUSE…CAITLIN’S TOP 3 THINGS IN ROMEPANTHEONMICHELANGELO’S MOSES AND PETER’S CHAINSTHE KEYHOLE IS SO DOPEVATICANOPIAZZA NAVONAROMAN RUINSGEARESSENTIAL BABY GEAR FOR THE LIGHT-PACKING WORLD TRAVELERS:BELOW IS STUFF WE TAKE EVERYWHEREMISCELLANEOUS ROAMING ROMA ROME IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE CITIES BECAUSE… We’ve been there twice, in 2012 and 2016…IRead More
Seattle
Contents The Drive The Hotel Night One Pike Place Market Etta’s Space Needle Touristy Stuff Begins Argosy Cruise Check In Alaskan Sourdough Bakery Seattle Aquarium Argosy Cruise Seattle Museum of Pop Culture Space Needle Final Ruminations Gear Photo Gallery Twenty Four Hours in Seattle Anyone who owns a business knows the crazy amounts of stressRead More
Germany
Contents THE FLIGHTENTERPRISE RENT A CARMITCH (ALMOST) DRIVES A MINIVANMITCH DRIVES A SMARTCARDRIVING ON THE AUTOBAHN TOWARDS DACHAUDACHAUDRIVING TO THE LAKE HOUSEMITCH’S FRIDGEEATING SHAWARMA AND CHILLING IN FÜSSENON TO NEUSCHWANSTEIN AND HOHENSCHWANGAUMUNICH, BABYTHE CITYGEARPLACES WE STAYEDMISCELLANEOUS Germany: Finally Putting My 9th Grade Education to Good Use Look… I have higher than a 9th grade educationRead More
Austria
Contents THE TRAINNO CAR? NO PROBLEMGET A SALZBURG PASS OR FOREVER REGRET ITOUR FLATGETTING THE MOST FROM THE SALZBURG PASS, STARTING WITH…EVERYTHING…RIVER CRUISEMOZART IS MY BROZARTTHEY THREW US A PARADEHOHENSALZBURG FORTRESSAUSTRIA DAY 2: HELLBRUNN PALACE IS LIFE CHANGING AND GOOD AND COOLUNTERSBERG CABLE CAR: CONQUERING ANOTHER MOUNTAINMOZART’S WOHNHAUSMODERN ART IS RUBBISH (AT LEAST THIS MUSEUMRead More